A foreign domestic worker put in a difficult situation took to social media to ask others what to do.
In an anonymous post to Facebook group FDW in Singapore on Friday (Sep 16), a maid sought advice from netizens after being asked to lie to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) regarding her working conditions.
She wrote that her employer threatened to send her home if she did not lie. “verified contract from embassy not followed and working for different houses of employer”, the maid wrote, asking what she should do.
Many other helpers who commented on the post told the maid to tell the truth. They added that there were a lot of other employers who would hire her.
Here’s what they said:
Earlier this month, a frustrated employer took to social media after her Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) refused to go with the family to JB, Malaysia, despite agreeing to it in her contract.
In her post to Facebook group FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), the employer said that in her case, her helper “agreed during the interview at the agency that she will follow us back to JB coz we have another house there. Plus we put it in the contract that she has to follow us”.
She added that her maid would work for only four to five hours a day before resting. The maid would take frequent naps, use her phone liberally, and watch YouTube videos. The employer also added that the maid told her to knock on the helper’s room door to call her should she need any help.
However, when she recently asked her maid to accompany the family to JB for 4 days, the maid refused, saying that she wanted to rest in Singapore.