Maid says, ‘I get only 2 slices of bread for breakfast, but I’m forced to clean 3-storey house with 6 bedrooms, and 7 toilets from 4:15am’SINGAPORE: In Singapore, owning a three-storey landed property
with six bedrooms and seven toilets might be the ultimate luxury flex, but if you’re the helper cleaning it all on just two slices of bread each morning, that’s not luxury—that’s labour without dignity.Facebook group, triggering an outpouring of support—and outrage—from fellow helpers and the public alike.
“No free personal hygiene…,” she added, and “Every week we are also doing inventory for the madam who wants to make sure we don’t cook their food… The madam always complains every day and accuses us of not doing our job.”Maid needs monthly medication for high blood pressure, employer asks if she should deduct it from her salary
One group member didn’t hold back: “Sis, that’s pure exploitation. Making you eat scraps, do food inventory, no WiFi, no hygiene, plus accusing you daily—what kind of employer is that? You’re not a slave.” However, many cautioned that given the employer’s controlling behaviour, direct confrontation might backfire. Hence, several commenters pointed her toward Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower and the Centre for Domestic Employees , and advised her to contact her agency—“via SMS, so you have proof,” as one group member noted.
Let’s not normalise cruelty dressed up as household management. Speak up, report, and remind employers: It’s not just a house—they’re building a reputation too. M’sian man who came to Singapore as a teen seeking a better life for his younger siblings passes away due to injuries from SLE...
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