tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post115397305134999075..comments2024-03-27T14:29:16.273+08:00Comments on nofearSingapore: Maids in Singapore- not humans?nofearSingaporehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292932144525733468noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-78253576143118689422013-06-09T01:13:59.371+08:002013-06-09T01:13:59.371+08:00Recently i came across wonderful website maids88.c...Recently i came across wonderful website <a href="http://www.maids88.com.sg" rel="nofollow">maids88.com.sg </a>...this website has huge collection of maids in Singapore. Hope this helps :)smileyblogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344009356889394659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-63112785629585636802008-04-08T17:40:00.000+08:002008-04-08T17:40:00.000+08:00Is the maid Levvy collection by government justify...Is the maid Levvy collection by government justifyable ? <BR/><BR/>In case of income TAX, govt spends money on income tax payers. Does maid Levvy is spent on maids welfare ?<BR/><BR/>What rights does governemnt has to collect money for the work done by others(maids) ?<BR/><BR/>Is govt acting like pimp? Collect money for service provided by someone else ?<BR/><BR/>How humane is to, make maid work Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-64042221812334014652007-11-16T19:06:00.000+08:002007-11-16T19:06:00.000+08:00I think what is worse is that we allow new Indones...I think what is worse is that we allow new Indonesian maids to work in Singapore without pay for 9 months because the new maid has to pay off her loan. Imagine working for 9 months with no pay. Oh! But I forget - at least we ensure they get $10/- allowance per month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154964965898083542006-08-07T23:36:00.000+08:002006-08-07T23:36:00.000+08:00Anonymous: I am sorry I totally disagree with you....Anonymous: I am sorry I totally disagree with you. We should stand up to injustice, no matter who the victim is. One day, if another party comes to power and there is an injustice, we should be there standing up to them too!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Reply:<BR/>One day?? And is there no injustice NOW on sporeans? Maybe as a doctor u are having a nice comfortable life and u dun see the shit average Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154957386717525342006-08-07T21:29:00.000+08:002006-08-07T21:29:00.000+08:00Hi all,aliendoc: I dare not presume that the peopl...Hi all,<BR/>aliendoc: I dare not presume that the people in MOM all have the same type of medieval attitudes their maids but I am sure if the maids had votes, they will be pandered to ( esply before elections) and they will surely get regular day-off's. MOM/& govt knows that forcing all households to treat maids more humanely will cause selfish S'poreans some inconvenience which will translate nofearSingaporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292932144525733468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154621916575217502006-08-04T00:18:00.000+08:002006-08-04T00:18:00.000+08:00yo doc, u are championing the wrong thing here. If...yo doc, u are championing the wrong thing here. If you want to champion for the foreign maids, perhaps you should first champion sporeans who are being marginalised under the Foreign Talent policy, the SAF Act that forces sporean males to be slaves to the SAF thus making them even more uncompetitive than foreigners in the job market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154317047077467612006-07-31T11:37:00.000+08:002006-07-31T11:37:00.000+08:00Many people still have this kind of mentality:"I R...Many people still have this kind of mentality:<BR/><BR/>"I REFER to the proposed amendments to the employment contract of foreign maids. While I understand why some of the terms need to be spelt out explicitly, I question the practicality of others, for example, having employers state the number of hours of continuous rest a maid should get daily, eight hours being the recommendation.<BR/><BR/>aliendochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943953235357596536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154212553865663502006-07-30T06:35:00.000+08:002006-07-30T06:35:00.000+08:00Hi allDr.Ozbloke&Anthony: Yes many of us do not ne...Hi all<BR/>Dr.Ozbloke&Anthony: Yes many of us do not need maids. In fact most will do just fine with part-time cleaners who come in 1-2 times/wk. Cheaper too!Those who stretch their budgets getting a maid are inclined to make full use of them for 365days a yr to exract the full value!<BR/>Sgpatriot (gerald): Yes I hope ST prints it too, but won't be surprised if it ain't.Call me paranoiac but I nofearSingaporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292932144525733468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154169083659779452006-07-29T18:31:00.000+08:002006-07-29T18:31:00.000+08:00Doc, thanks for sending in this article. I'll be u...Doc, thanks for sending in this article. I'll be upset if ST doesn't publish it.<BR/><BR/>When it concerns politics, the Govt is very quick to legislate even if it isn't really necessary (e.g. the Films Act). But when it concerns defenseless foreign workers, they play on Singaporeans' preference not to have so many regulations. <BR/><BR/>I am against excessive legislation and regulations, but I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154086976218275262006-07-28T19:42:00.000+08:002006-07-28T19:42:00.000+08:00In the first place....Do we really NEED all these ...In the first place....<BR/><BR/>Do we really NEED all these maids?<BR/><BR/>I dunno, but everywhere I turn people keep asking me when I am going to have a maid.<BR/><BR/>I had my first kid. People asked me when I was going to get a maid.<BR/><BR/>I had my second kid. People asked me when I was going to get a maid.<BR/><BR/>Now my kids are going to start Primary 1 in a year or two. And people are Dr Oz blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876294124443628182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154072685114346562006-07-28T15:44:00.000+08:002006-07-28T15:44:00.000+08:00Hi allSporescores: Sg newspapers' journalists may ...Hi all<BR/>Sporescores: Sg newspapers' journalists may have their own constraints. That’s how it is in Sg when the govt already told us openly that they will use the media for political purposes.<BR/><BR/>Anthony: Yes I have been accused of being many things ie idealist, naïve and now humanist ( joking ) and I admit to all those labels! How sad the real world is. But we must always aim for nofearSingaporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292932144525733468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154058350721670642006-07-28T11:45:00.000+08:002006-07-28T11:45:00.000+08:00I secure my job by agreeing to work six day week, ...I secure my job by agreeing to work six day week, 8am to 7pm daily. Do I have a choice? Yes, cut my pay by >20%. But i thought the gament is promoting 5 day work week and not more than 44 hours per week. Now, are they solving the problem, or just pretending that they are. Is the contract and law the problem? I have no time to be at home, that's the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154058065592361332006-07-28T11:41:00.000+08:002006-07-28T11:41:00.000+08:00The last thing we need is more legislation.The last thing we need is more legislation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154051144181762232006-07-28T09:45:00.000+08:002006-07-28T09:45:00.000+08:00Unfortunately, one of the arguments for not giving...Unfortunately, one of the arguments for not giving maids their "rights" is that housewives in Singapore also work seven days a week, getting no days off. Hence the argument goes further to ask why a foreign worker should deserve such "privileges" when some Singaporeans do not.<BR/><BR/>I do see that there are some flaws in this argument. Firstly, technically a housewife is not a form of Jackson Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267650599398779304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1154031536985268712006-07-28T04:18:00.000+08:002006-07-28T04:18:00.000+08:00You are a humanist, Doc; kudos to you!If I had my ...You are a humanist, Doc; kudos to you!<BR/><BR/>If I had my way, all maids (and “guest workers”) would be treated like any other normal employee in a normal enterprise, with days off from work, annual vacations, etc. But, alas, I’m only a dreamer…<BR/><BR/>The saddest thing about this sickening exploitation of our unfortunate fellow-humans is that this problem is not unique to Singapore. It wouldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1153998390981817862006-07-27T19:06:00.000+08:002006-07-27T19:06:00.000+08:00thanks for sharing this with us.thanks for sharing this with us.happiwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211726034310759235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1153992200124362032006-07-27T17:23:00.000+08:002006-07-27T17:23:00.000+08:00Mr. Wang,Yes the security bond is an ingenious but...Mr. Wang,<BR/>Yes the security bond is an ingenious but devious way of passing on the responsibility of "policing" these employees to their employers. Knowing how much S'poreans treasure money, these employers will use the fear of losing the bond as a valid excuse to curtail the maids' freedoms.<BR/>If I am not wrong, the $5K is lost only if the maid runs away and can't be found or gets pregnant nofearSingaporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292932144525733468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29051014.post-1153991334402241962006-07-27T17:08:00.000+08:002006-07-27T17:08:00.000+08:00Actually I think that the $5,000 which an employer...Actually I think that the $5,000 which an employer must pay to the government if his maid becomes pregnant (and assuming that he's not the daddy) is just ridiculous.Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.com