SINGAPORE — Over 80 per cent of criminal accusations made by employers in Singapore against their maids never result in charges being filed by the authorities, said a report released on Tuesday (Aug 15) by a migrant workers advocacy group.
Over 80 per cent of criminal accusations made by employers against their maids do not result in charges being filed by the authorities
This is according to a report released on Aug 15 by migrant worker advocacy group Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics The report is based on 100 cases of migrant domestic workers accused of crimes between January 2019 and June 2022 and who stayed at a Home shelter The report found that 20 per cent of the accusations were made after the maid arrived at the shelter, likely as"revenge" accusations
The majority of the accusations were theft, often involving insignificant items worth less than S$100
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