Retailers at Singapore’s Orchard Road have accused foreign domestic workers of hawking on the district’s streets on Sundays, although maids asked by reporters say they simply congregate to gather and prepare shipments for home.
From 8am-1pm every Sunday, large crowds of domestic workers can be seen along the pavements outside Lucky Plaza, a 50-year-old household goods seller at the mall surnamed Chia told Shin Min Daily News.
The female seller said the maids were suspected of selling of clothes, handbags, and even providing beauty services such as nail-polishing and hair-styling, at dirt cheap prices.
She and 10 other shop owners previously filed a complaint with the mall’s management, as they believed their sales were being hit by the maids’ activities. However, the company said its hands were tied as the area on which the alleged activities took place is a public space.
The newspaper spoke to some of the maids in the pedestrian areas, including a 45-year-old foreign domestic helper who has been working in Singapore for over 20 years.
She explained that they were not engaging in any form of commercial business, but simply gathering with friends, and packing items into boxes for sending home.
Hahaha.. lugi negosyo instik…
What the fuss about , local will not venture into Lucky Plaza on A Sunday since decades ago ,
Is this another form of Filipino bashing again?
Why retailers felt insecured. Dh are mostly thier customers during Sundays….
Hahhahah lol…. always Domestic Helper ah?
Indeed
Correct..
Absolutely ????
May business nga sila pag sunday….wala kays tao sa Lucky pag wekdays.
They should be glad… on sundays we buy thier goods and food. On weekdays they dont have business.
She said dirt cheap prices? Then why so insecure???…
So much disrcimination for us, here in singapore why don’t you ask your government to stop hiring filipino maids here in your country Instead of always discirminating us??? Yes??? We are just MAIDS but we are also HUMAN BIENG…
I agree
thier customers also dh mah..wats problems
THEY never think, their #1 customer are mostly Filipinos. only weekends lucky plaza have business week days don’t have. So why don’t we just mind our own businesses. Rather than sighting to other people mistakes.
takot lang sila,kasi mas madiskarte ang pinoy..????
Carole Vicencio just be careful guys and look after one another. Have a nice day.
Boycott all the proud and racist retailer!