Loan Sharks & Money Traps: How to Protect Your MDW?

Loan Sharks & Money Traps: How to Protect Your MDW?

Discovering that your Migrant Domestic Worker (MDW) has borrowed money from loan sharks can be alarming. However, it’s crucial to remain calm and take the right steps to protect both yourself and your helper. If you found out your MDW is involved in loan sharks...
My spoon will not dirty your spoon, Mr & Mrs Employer

My spoon will not dirty your spoon, Mr & Mrs Employer

Many years ago, we came across a post from A Maid’s Eye View of Singapore Employers – a now inactive Facebook group (last post was in August 2014) created by a group of MDWs to speak their stories in Singapore. We realised that even right up till this day,...
What should you do if your Helper ran away?

What should you do if your Helper ran away?

You came home and noticed your door and gate are left opened and your Helper is nowhere to be found. Her belongings are gone too. What should you do? If your Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) is missing, don’t panic! Contact your agent immediately. Chances are your...
My Helper offered money to me

My Helper offered money to me

“Sorry Madam, I accidentally broke the soup bowl” confessed Seetee (not her real name), a Migrant Domestic Worker from Indonesia. Seetee worked for her employer for over 16 months and has carelessly slipped and dropped 2 plates over her course of work and...
Overcoming language barrier with your Helper

Overcoming language barrier with your Helper

Language barrier is a common communication challenge especially when the Helper is fresh in Singapore. It is usually one of the few conflicts starter. It either make or break an employment relationship. Hence, time and efforts are needed to work on ways to understand...