The New Straits Times Online
28 Apr 2008
Fewer foreign maids are choosing to work in Singapore, with those from Indonesia and the Philippines now preferring places like Hong Kong and Taiwan, a survey showed on Monday.
Quoting a local English daily, China’s XINHUA news agency reported Monday that a check with 20 maid agencies reveals that the higher pay and a compulsory weekly day off are key factors. Singapore’s mandatory English entry test on hygiene and housework, as well as a rule that maids must be at least 23 years old, also turn some foreign maids away, said the newspaper.
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