Paid to Be Slaves: Burmese Maids in Singapore
June 26, 2007
Among Burmese young women working in Singapore, maids are largely being exploited by agents and employers, due to lack of their English literacy and legal knowledge. Burmese Embassy in Singapore gives not protection for them since Burmese government immigration policy does not recognize the domestic workers like maids.
Interviewees: a Burmese maid in Singapore and a girl in Rangoon who was sent back by employers for asking 3-hour day off
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