Industry sector: domestic
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06, 2020
Why we say ‘foreign domestic worker’ and not ‘helper’
The term "helper" seems to be growing in popularity, but TWC2 disagrees with its use.
28
05, 2020
Under lockdown, domestic workers at risk of abuse
Domestic workers have been "advised" to stay in employers' residences during their rest days since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. No end in sight. What about those who have to live with abusive employers?
15
03, 2020
If even educated people from source countries know so little about Singapore, how can they be training workers for us?
At a conference session on upskilling, TWC2 saw the enormity of the challenge for Singapore as we try to raise productivity among migrant workers and fill our future care-giving needs.
12
03, 2020
Higher water use: don’t blame maids
The Straits Times reported on a survey that found that households with maids use 20% more water than those without. On the face of it, it seems to put blame on domestic workers' behaviour when many other factors should be taken into account.
24
02, 2020
Letter in Straits Times: Maid agencies abusing their powers
TWC2 echoes a call for the government to do more to rein in employment agents who charge unreasonable and illegal fees for transfer workers.
26
09, 2019
Three Indonesian Domestic Workers Detained without Trial, Fourth Deported.
Three Indonesian domestic workers reported to have links with ISIS; they have been detained under the ISA to be investigated.
20
09, 2019
If maids are given KPIs, then state their rights too
TWC2 responds to a letter in the Straits Times calling for KPIs for domestic workers.
20
08, 2019
Maid to Last? Foreign domestic workers’ access to weekly rest days
In this newly-released study, TWC2 found that domestic workers had to "prove" themselves and learn to negotiate for their days off. Generally, it takes over four years before they can get two rest days per month.
17
04, 2019
Call: Clarify law on filming domestic workers
Joint statement by the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE), the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) and Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) issued 11 November 2015. Recently, the media has discussed the camera surveillance of domestic workers by employers. Reports state (and our experience tells us) that this includes the use of
24
04, 2018
Alone in a foreign country knowing no one who can help
In the middle of March 2018, TWC2 got a call from a Sikh temple. They were sheltering a young woman who had come to them for help. We asked that she be sent to our office. Khushpreet (not her real name) was a first-time domestic worker, who arrived in Singapore just three weeks earlier in