Maid says her employer didn’t give her any food or money when they went on holiday, gave her additional chores with no off days for 2 consecutive Sundays

A foreign domestic worker took to social media alleging that when her employers went on a 5-day holiday, they did not leave her any food or money.

In the helper’s post on Facebook page FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), the maid shared a photo of the additional list of chores her employer had given her. She wrote that in addition to her usual tasks, her employer had given her “so much task (sic) to do”.

She had to water the plants on alternate days, brush and wash the balcony walls, clean her employer’s child’s toys, slide and bicycle, clean all the kitchen cabinets, both bathrooms and tiles, clean the kitchen windows and change all the sofa cushion covers, bedsheets, and floor mats.

The list she was given was titled “apart from everyday chores” and looked to be attached to the fridge with a magnet.

The maid then revealed that her employer had also told her to take extra 2 days off during their 5-day holiday. Because of this, she is not to take the next two consecutive Sundays off.

“Is it right?” the maid asked in her post.

In the comments section, the helper shared that because her employers would eat rice and lentils practically every day, she would buy her own food. She also wrote that she would pay for her own toiletries as well.

Netizens who commented on the helper’s post wrote that her employers were abusive.

Others however said that if her employers did indeed have rice, lentils, and vegetables in the house, then the helper did indeed have food. If she wanted anything in addition to that, she should pay it for herself, they added.

Others also urged her to speak to her employers and communicate with them.