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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by Wintereise on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @09:56PM (#24562168)
Most maids in SG are live-in, so her food (typically quite shitty food, but food nonetheless) and accommodation are covered.
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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by SRTP on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @10:02PM (#24562192)
This is the correct answer. Most maids in SG live with their employers, and the employer has to feed them. Maids are typically from developing nations like the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar etc.

600 SGD goes a long way in those countries.

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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by arp242 on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @02:04AM (#24563510)
SG also doesn't seem that expensive; granted, I was only there for four days, but things like public transport and food was quite cheap. It's just the housing that's really expensive from what I heard.
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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by Wintereise on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @02:24AM (#24563619)
Mostly correct. You can get by quite easily on all fronts aside from housing.

Good housing will cost you.

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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by exidy on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:57AM (#24565084)
This is a pretty poor take. In order to get a permit to hire an FDW in Singapore, there has to be a demonstrated need, i.e. to care for young children or the elderly.
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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by ValentineC on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @01:41PM (#24569748)
> In order to get a permit to hire an FDW in Singapore, there has to be a demonstrated need, i.e. to care for young children or the elderly.

The actual criteria to get a permit doesn't seem too onerous [1].

There is a concessionary rate for the work permit levy if the household has young children, elderly, or disabled people though [2].

[1] https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/work-permit-for-fo...

[2] https://www.mom.gov.sg/passes-and-permits/work-permit-for-fo...

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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by exidy on Thursday September 24, 2020 @02:06AM (#24575751)
Those are the minimum requirements before you can apply. To actually get the Work Permit issued, you must justify your need to MoM.
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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by rv-de on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @06:07AM (#24565147)
so? how is that making anything different? of course, sexual predatory behaviour is rampant among "employers" in such a system.
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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by exidy on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @06:17AM (#24565202)
Singapore is not perfect, of course, but the common problems with FDW working conditions are pretty well-documented. You are just making wild assertions to the benefit of nobody.
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Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ... by exidy on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @06:44AM (#24565368)
Your own links literally show that sexual abuse is least common type of FDW abuse documented in Singapore. And not by a small margin either. Yet it's what you chose to lead with.
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