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Maid claims her employer insists she must remain silent at all times; no talking allowed

Obbana Rajah
By Obbana Rajah

A foreign domestic helper asked netizens for advice, saying that her employer does not let her speak in the house.

In a Facebook post to a public group for domestic workers titled FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum) a helper asked others what they considered important qualities when working in a house.

“Trust, Respect, Communication, what else?” she asked. The helper who calls herself Princess Casumpang also asked what she could do because her employer does not trust her even when she does not do anything wrong.

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The maid then asks how she could possibly complete her contract “if no talking inside the house”. Because there is no communication, she does not know what her employers want, or even what they like or dislike.

She said she is aware that her post would be read by both employers and other helpers.

“Are you willing to stay in this kind of employer if u r not happy anymore?” she asked.

Responses came from other domestic helpers as well as employers:

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