Singapore's government has taken steps to strengthen safeguards for migrant domestic workers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK – An International Labour Organisation study of 610 employers and 1,201 migrant domestic workers across Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand has found that these workers are earning below the minimum wage.
When their working hours are taken into account, their average pay of US$480 a month was below the minimum wages set by their country of origin. In Malaysia, 29 per cent of the workers reported such conditions. The equivalent figure was 7 per cent in Singapore – which translates to an estimated more than 17,000 migrant domestic workers – and 4 per cent in Thailand.
The report said: “Where domestic work is not considered work, labour migration schemes are delinked from labour and social protections, meaning they can neither guarantee safety nor can they guarantee a labour force that meets evolving domestic and care needs.
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