Saturday, March 17, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Help protect our maids
WHEN a Thai girl was accidentally fell into SMRT track, Thai embassy step in the matter to protect their citizen's right to its fullest. Wonder what she will get if she is Myanmar citizen. Perhaps she would be prosecuted for negligence or intruder. The case prompt the SMRT to install half height screen doors in all surface stations to avoid similar expensive case in future.
WHEN an underage Indonesia maid murdered her employer, Indonesia embassy didn't ignore her by hiring a lawyer to mitigate the case. By Singapore's law, murdering is punishable by death penalty. However due to her age, being minor, together with her embassy's effort, she eventually escape death penalty. She only needs to serve 10 years in prison.
WHEN several bullish cases to Indonesian maid by Malaysian employers surfaced, Indonesia authority block exporting their domestic workers to Malaysia until they get assurance for required protection to their maids by Malaysia authority. It took about couple years to settle. Finally Malaysia government find it hard to replace the void Indonesian maid by other sources and agreed with Indonesia's demand.
WHEN Saudi Arabia court executed Philippine maid for murdering her employer, The Philippine government stop exporting their maids to middle east country to show their protest. The philippine still maintain their moves by finding alternative places for their maids.
What a good preventive measure by their respective government? Even though those maids didn't need to pay income tax, their authority never fail to protect their citizen's right. They know what does government mean toward their national abroad. This kind of action was severely needed by oversea workers.
Unfortunately, our maids and workers are not getting enough couselling service by our embassy. Despite we need to pay 10% of our wages to country, our embassy seems no interest in our tragic matter. Most recent case with regard to the previous post is a good example to highlight the lack of our authority's responsibility to its people. Why does it come to us alone? Why we are not deserving the necessary protection while our counterparts from other countries are enjoying? Only attitude of our government staffs might be reason for difference between us. They don't need to wait until instruction come out from senior management. They don't need to wait until complain come out if they are about to filfill their duties. I am frustrating to know that abused maid is sent to HOME to be taken care she need following discharge from hospital. Where gone our authority to assist her? What for they are here unless they help our citizen's case? Do they here just for collecting income tax? It's really appalling. Unless they take immediate action, our countrymen are supposed to be bullied by their respective employer.
May our authority know the plight of its people abroad while they never failed to collect tax from them. May all fellow citizen get necessary protection by governing law. May all countrymen free from fear/bully at work. Wishing is only one thing I could do for those sufferer at the moment. Open up Myanmar, create jobs, we're desperately want to come back home. You know, nowhere is better than home. It'll never ever change, I tell you.
WHEN an underage Indonesia maid murdered her employer, Indonesia embassy didn't ignore her by hiring a lawyer to mitigate the case. By Singapore's law, murdering is punishable by death penalty. However due to her age, being minor, together with her embassy's effort, she eventually escape death penalty. She only needs to serve 10 years in prison.
WHEN several bullish cases to Indonesian maid by Malaysian employers surfaced, Indonesia authority block exporting their domestic workers to Malaysia until they get assurance for required protection to their maids by Malaysia authority. It took about couple years to settle. Finally Malaysia government find it hard to replace the void Indonesian maid by other sources and agreed with Indonesia's demand.
WHEN Saudi Arabia court executed Philippine maid for murdering her employer, The Philippine government stop exporting their maids to middle east country to show their protest. The philippine still maintain their moves by finding alternative places for their maids.
What a good preventive measure by their respective government? Even though those maids didn't need to pay income tax, their authority never fail to protect their citizen's right. They know what does government mean toward their national abroad. This kind of action was severely needed by oversea workers.
Unfortunately, our maids and workers are not getting enough couselling service by our embassy. Despite we need to pay 10% of our wages to country, our embassy seems no interest in our tragic matter. Most recent case with regard to the previous post is a good example to highlight the lack of our authority's responsibility to its people. Why does it come to us alone? Why we are not deserving the necessary protection while our counterparts from other countries are enjoying? Only attitude of our government staffs might be reason for difference between us. They don't need to wait until instruction come out from senior management. They don't need to wait until complain come out if they are about to filfill their duties. I am frustrating to know that abused maid is sent to HOME to be taken care she need following discharge from hospital. Where gone our authority to assist her? What for they are here unless they help our citizen's case? Do they here just for collecting income tax? It's really appalling. Unless they take immediate action, our countrymen are supposed to be bullied by their respective employer.
May our authority know the plight of its people abroad while they never failed to collect tax from them. May all fellow citizen get necessary protection by governing law. May all countrymen free from fear/bully at work. Wishing is only one thing I could do for those sufferer at the moment. Open up Myanmar, create jobs, we're desperately want to come back home. You know, nowhere is better than home. It'll never ever change, I tell you.
Why can't she go our embassy ?
"On Feb 25, this maid from Myanmar named Khing (not her real name), aged 24 years according to her passport was transferred from Changi General Hospital to Singapore General Hospital's ward 43 Burn Centre as she had been abused by her employer.
"One of her neighbours had informed to police and they had gone to the house in Tampines to investigate.
"They found that she had many scratch marks on her face, many scratch marks and human bites on her hands, blisters on her back and both buttocks caused by people throwing hot water onto her.
"She also couldn't walk well because her legs are swollen due having been kicked by her employer apparently while wearing big boots.
"Her head also had been hit with a coffee mug.
"Police had sent her to CGH via ambulance on Feb 22. I had gone to see her on Mar 2 at SGH.
"I was shocked when I saw this little skinny girl, and I couldn't control my tears. She is suffering a lot and was mentally and physically traumatised.
"Actually she was born in 1995, so she is only 16 years old. She was discharged from SGH on Mar 2 and sent to a shelter home arranged for her by medical social workers and police.
Do you aware our maid's plight?
The 17-year-old Myanmar maid who was recently reported by a STOMPer to have been allegedly abused by her employer was also allegedly humiliated by them too. They took pictures of her while she was bathing and threatened to use those against her unless she worked harder.
According to a report in The New Paper, the maid was also allegedly:
- Beaten on the arms with metal hangers;
- Hit on the head with a ceramic mug;
- Poked with a pair of scissors;
- Kicked with big boots;
- Had an oxygen tube used by an elderly family member tied around her neck;
- Forced to drink five cups of water in the morning and subsequently not allowed to use the toilet;
- Had pictures taken while she was bathing and threatened that those photographs would be 'used' against her unless she worked harder.
The maid also had to work from 5am to 2am every day.
When the maid fell asleep on morning in February while using the toilet, the employer's daughter allegedly poured hot water on the maid's back to 'punish' her and 'wake her up'. A neighbour saw the maid waving to him from the flat on Feb 22, and the police were called in.
After she was discharged from SGH about two weeks ago, the maid was sent to a shelter run by the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home).
The group, Home, helps migrant workers in Singapore, and can be contacted via their toll-free 24-hr hotline at: 1800-7-977-977.
Source Ref:
http://static.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/1008440/myanmar_maid_abused_by_employers_they_also_took_photos.html
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