Maid to order: ending abuses against migrant domestic workers in Singapore
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: January 15, 2006
refer to subsite references.
Maid to order: ending abuses against migrant domestic workers in
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Women domestic workers in Singapore suffer grave abuses |
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This report presents research carried out on the abusive conditions The Singapore government to date has relied on market forces rather A number of recommendations are given in the report, including:
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Maid to Order
Ending Abuses Against Migrant Domestic Workers in
Singapore
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Asian
Women’s Labor Migration
Status of
Women in Sending Countries
Status of
Women in Singapore
Migrants
in Singapore
Legal
Framework for Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore
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Exclusion
from Labor Laws
Work
Permit Regulations
Recent
Initiatives
Unjustifiable
Disparate Impact: Exclusion from Labor Protections
Agent
Abuse and Negligence in Singapore
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Deaths
Forced
Confinement, Unpaid Wages, and Exorbitant Debt Payments
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Forced
Confinement and Restricted Communication
Unpaid
Wages
Exorbitant
Debt Payments
International
Standards on Forced Labor and Debt Bondage
International
Standards on Freedom of Movement and Freedom of Association
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Lack of
Rest Days
Hours
of Work, Rest Periods
Illegal
Deployment
Low and
Unequal Wages
Inadequate
Living Accommodations
The
Right to Just and Favorable Conditions of Work
Physical
Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Mistreatment
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Physical
Abuse
Food
Deprivation
Sexual
Abuse and Harassment
Verbal
Abuse and Threats
The
Right to Security of Person and Freedom from Discrimination
Restrictions
on Religious Freedom
Restrictions
on Reproductive and Marriage Rights
Government
and Private Responses to Abuse
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Response
of the Singapore Government
Response
of Sending Countries
Response
of Employment Agencies
Response
of Civil Society and Faith-Based Organizations
Response
of Regional and International Institutions
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To
the Singapore Government
To the
Governments of Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Other Labor-Sending
Countries
To
Employment Agencies and Accrediting Bodies
To
International Donors and Organizations
To the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Appendix A: Standard Contract for Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong (pdf file – 5
pages, 139 Kb)
Appendix B: Work Permit Conditions for Domestic Workers in Singapore (pdf file – 2
pages, 124 Kb)
Appendix C: Abuses Documented by Human Rights Watch (pdf file – 2
pages, 123 Kb)
Appendix D: Prosecution Cases for Salary Default (pdf file – 1
page, 125 Kb)
December 2005 Vol.17, No.
10(C)
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