The agent told her: 'You can disagree and not to sign but we will straight away send you Philippines by today'.
The agent told her:"You can disagree and not to sign but we will straight away send you Philippines by today".
In a post to a support group on social media for domestic helpers and employers alike, the maid wrote that she worked in Kuwait and Malaysia before coming to Singapore. She wrote that when she was in Kuwait, she had no day off for the first few months and only got some time to herself after seven months. Following that, she decided to work in Malaysia as she felt it was nearer to her home country, the Philippines.
She added that in Malaysia, she was sent for any training or acclimatisation course and was even told who she should call for help. After signing the contract at the agency, she wrote that her agent told her to sign another document with additional rules imposed by her employer.You cannot have a day offMust follow your employer’s instructions
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