Easy, local stereotype talk says, Indo maids have a history of killing their employer .. Indian Maids / Sri Lankan Maids, their BFs, and Filipino maids, their Friends...PNGMK wrote: I'd never do it - who the heck wants a knife wielding jealous FDW in your house at night when you're asleep?
I (a single male) was under this impression when I researched about potentially getting a maid. I read somewhere that a single person have to have a special permission to do so???ecureilx wrote: Still I don't see where it says you can't hire a maid, if you are a bachelor.
Single person to have permission ? not for me.. then again, that was before the days MOM enforced examination for potential employers ..Hidy Ho wrote:I (a single male) was under this impression when I researched about potentially getting a maid. I read somewhere that a single person have to have a special permission to do so???ecureilx wrote: Still I don't see where it says you can't hire a maid, if you are a bachelor.
Otherwise, what's stopping me from sponsoring a Thai to come over as my "maid"??? Hypothetically speaking, of course ....
Wow, is that really true? Only in Singapore (OK, maybe in Taliban controlled areas of Afghanistan too) would you have this kind of 'Hanky Panky Detection Squad'ecureilx wrote:And nowadays, more than Randomly, MOM sends staff to inspect the residence of single males getting maids .. just ensure that your under garments are not mixed up together
well, people learn .. from the days of me having a maid, when i was eligible a bachelor, to days where Employers have to go for examination, maids also have to take exam .. etc. etc.. including maids being told specifically that 'boss cannot put video cam in maid room etc..Mi Amigo wrote:Wow, is that really true? Only in Singapore (OK, maybe in Taliban controlled areas of Afghanistan too) would you have this kind of 'Hanky Panky Detection Squad'ecureilx wrote:And nowadays, more than Randomly, MOM sends staff to inspect the residence of single males getting maids .. just ensure that your under garments are not mixed up together
The people I know doing it (again not in SG) aren't actually dating their FDWs, they're making FDWs of their GFs just for the visa. Most of those girls probably came over for a 'holiday' and spent every night in the same set of bars, if you get what I mean. So yeah, probably just as or more dangerous than an FDWPNGMK wrote: I'd never do it - who the heck wants a knife wielding jealous FDW in your house at night when you're asleep?
See, the issue is .. My take is .. why even let room for complications, drama, nonsense .. or HK style demand for residence / PR ?martincymru wrote:It is acceptable for anyone to hire a FDW whether or not she is or becomes your girlfriend.
If I am correct then on what basis are MOM inspecting ? (This assumes of course that MOM are)
Presumably for such a trivial offence (assumption of course that crime has been committed) a Warrant would never be issued. Therefore the Employer can refuse MOM entry thus preventing evidence/proof. Correct?
On a practical note, the thorny matter of blackmail. If the relationship turns sour then could the FDW have any "hold" on the Employer?
BedokAmerican wrote:I know this is an older thread but . . . . I just read it and was thinking . . .
Why can't men from Indonesia or the Phillipeans be FDWs in Sg? If there's a demand for live-in helpers by single men, why not? I understand the Sg gvt is concerned about men who live alone having a woman helper, so having a male FDW would solve the issue.
Might create an issue of a different kind though. What would stop a pink dotter from hiring his s/o as an FWD? Same as the guy bringing in his gal friend as a FWD.
Also, families with sons in their late teens or early 20s living at home won't have to worry about them hitting on the female FDW (or the FDW trying to hit on them) if they had a male helper.
How to check if the male FDW is a gender bender or not? Consequences even worse for the parents!
Think about it. Men are employed as cooks in restaurants, gardeners around condos, and cleaners in buildings. Why couldn't they do the same thing as a FDW? Has this ever been brought up?
Just a thought.
I noticed that Vietnamese are also NOT in the approved list.Fortan wrote:Just reading through this and I don't understand the bad reputation of the Thais and why they are not on the approved maids list. If it is the fear of them ending up working the nights in clubs and pubs and where ever, how are that different from the Philippine girls?
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