A foreign domestic helper says that she was told she would be caring for a two-year-old boy and had no idea her employer was already expecting another child..
Then months later, the second kid arrived. And only then she was told that she would be expected to look after the newborn at night as well.
In a post to Facebook page FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), the maid wrote: “time check it’s 00:27 and still helping my boss to look after a newborn”.
She has been with her employer for four months. She said that during her interview, she was never told that she would be expected to help with a newborn, or even that her employer was pregnant. In her contract, she said, it was only stated that she was to look after a two-year-old child.
A few days ago, her employer had a caesarean section and delivered another child, and she was asked to help to look after the baby at night.
“t’s very tiring, and [they] still complain that the house is dirty. I’m under agency and if I transfer they will get [a] replacement from the agency. I want to transfer already because I don’t have enough rest”, the domestic helper wrote.
Other foreign domestic workers who commented on the post were of two minds. Some advised her to request a transfer and leave because she was not informed about a second child being on the way. Others however, suggested she “have a heart for” her employers and asked her to try it out especially because it may be a difficult and chaotic time for them.
Here’s what they said:
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