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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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