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Foreign domestic workers and their employers generally happy, says MOM from a 2010 survey
Posted by webmaster on August 21, 2011 in Articles, Facts and research
Foreign domestic workers (FDW) expressed high levels of satisfaction with working in Singapore, reported the Ministry of Manpower, based on a survey it conducted in 2010. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being ‘extremely satisfied’, about half of the FDWs indicated that they were “extremely satisfied” with working in Singapore. Similarly, employers are generally satisfied
with their current FDW s, with almost 3 in 4 employers rating their satisfaction levels as “7″ and above.
About 7 in 10 of FD W s indicated that they intend to continue working in Singapore as an FDW after their current contracts expire, and 6 in 10 of employers intend to renew their current
FDWs’ employment contracts when they expire.
The survey sampled 916 FDWs and 461 FDW employers. FDWs were surveyed face-to-face in their native languages and were assured of the confidentiality of their responses. Employers were surveyed via the web.
Most FD W s are aware of their rights and their employers’ responsibilities with regard to upkeep and maintenance (over 90%), and that they can only work in their employers’ homes (almost
90%). Similarly, over 90% of employers demonstrated awareness of their employment obligations related to upkeep and maintenance of their FDWs; and only requiring their FDWs to
perform household chores in their homes.
The full report, kindly provided by the Ministry of Manpower to TWC2 can be seen here.
One of the commonest reasons given by employers for not giving a day off to the domestic workers employed by them is “I might lose my security bond.” They say that their FDW (Foreign Domestic Worker) might run away or get pregnant, which would cause that to happen. On June 25, 2011, ‘Today’ published a...
Posted on July 1, 2011 in Articles, Facts and research
Foreign domestic workers in Singapore work an average of 14 hours per day, and only 12% have at least one day off per week. Employers who give their foreign domestic worker (FDW) a day off tend to couch it in terms of employment rights while those who do not give their maids a day off...
Posted on June 27, 2011 in Articles, Facts and research
Statement issued by representatives of 37 organisations meeting in Singapore (including TWC2) calls for regional support for a Domestic Workers’ Convention when it comes to a decision at the International Labour Conference in June: Click here to download the statement For more details: http://www.mfasia.org/
Posted on May 4, 2011 in News, Press Releases
TWC2 is an organization that is dedicated to assisting low-wage migrant workers when they are in difficulty. We are motivated by a sense of fairness and humanity, though our caseload often exceeds our
means.