Report to HOME, if the maid is affected they may do more than SPF or MOM.Tinker wrote:My neighbour, my back garden is next to her back patio, shouts and screams at her maids. She has had about nine different women and she treats them horribly. I have not seen her hit any of them but she screams in their face and is just a nasty, shouting woman.
I have shouted, from my window, to her to not talk to another person like that, she shouted back at me. I told her to treat her helper as a human being she swore at me in Chinese. A few weeks ago she was going at it again and screaming at her helper, I again told her to stop being nasty and talk to her maid properly. I have seen her throw things but not really at the maid.
She is now onto another maid and she was screaming at her tonight. I called out of my window to stop shouting, it is really loud, and she moved so I could not see her from my window. She is a horrible, nasty person and she treats maids terribly.
Should I report her to the MoM or the police? It is doing my head in hearing her treating others like this.
Get get agency name and inform HOME. Home should educate the employer before doing the needful on behalf of the maid.brian_singapore wrote:
Is this something better reported to HOME? Or the police and MOM?
I did try the Phillipines embassy but they won't get involved unless they receive a complaint directly from the individial or her family.
Maids are governed by different rules.brian_singapore wrote:If a maid resigns from her employer and her work permit is cancelled, does she receive the same 30 day social pass afforded other pass holders?
If not, how long is she allowed to remain in Singapore and is she required to stay at the agency that brought her over until she leaves?
Too tired to process the info.brian_singapore wrote:Thanks.
I followed up with HOME on the above mentioned FDW but they weren't willing to get involved in any meaningful way and just asked me to pass their helpline to the FDW and have her call them. They didn't have an answer when I pointed out she wasn't allowed to use the phone.
We managed to get a number for her family in the Philippines and we contacted the FDW's aunt who has been talking with both the employer and the agency for the past week and a half. She has negotiated her resignation from the employer.
The Aunt is well educated, appears to be reasonably affluent by PH standards and works for an MNC in Manila. The employer has agreed to the FDW's resignation. The Aunt has asked me to pick the FDW from the agency once all of the release papers have been signed and matters settled and bring her to see someone at FAST. The Aunt doesn't know if the FDW wants to stay in SG and look for a new employer or return home. I haven't spoken with the FDW so I am not sure either. The Aunt will pay for a ticket for her niece to return home to the Philippines on Tuesday if that's what the niece wants. The employer and agency claim they are not required to buy her a ticket as she resigned without completing her 2 year contact. (I was always under the impression the employer was on the hook regardless).
I did speak to the agency directly earlier this week and the agency said the FDW would be returned by the employer today. They were a little less clear on whether they were able to let her leave the agency but did say she was 'free to go' once she had been returned.
I told her Aunt I was willing to take her to FAST if the agency was willing to let her leave with me and didn't require me to sign anything taking responsibility for her but I wasn't willing to get involved without the Agencies consent. I don't want to end up a bad situation with the Agency, MOM or the law.
By registering with the Embassy, the POLO/POEA folks can get involved if there is any pay dispute etc. All Filipino FDWs are required to register with the Embassy (pay the fee ) and failure to do so may see them being denied permission to depart Ph on their next flight out. (Yes, they take loss of earning of govt officials seriously .. )brian_singapore wrote:I don't know if the contract was registered, but I assume it was if its part of the usual process. (I don't remember doing this with my helper)
What's the impact of registering with the embassy?
probably notifying MOM is best, with details.brian_singapore wrote:
Her employer dehumanized her (her salary was withheld to pay for placement fees) and forced her to work 5am to 9pm, 7 days a week. They were verbally abusive but fortunately not physically abusive. They completely cut her off from the outside world and she hasn't been able to speak with her 4 year old daughter in 3 months.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests