The number of foreign maids in Singapore should be cut and women in the city-state should learn to be more self-sufficient. A Singaporean man wrote to the newspaper Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore) last week and urged the government to cap or even cut the number of domestic workers in the country.
He complained that foreign maids occupied public spaces such as the lawns outside the Boon Keng MRT station, or streets on Orchard Road, on Sundays during their day off.
He also pointed out that since permission was granted to bring in domestic workers from the Philippines and Indonesia in the late 1970s, the number of maids has climbed to 240,000 from 5,000, which translates into 6,000 new maids arriving each year.
The man questioned whether maids were necessary for Singaporean families. While he found it justifiable to hire domestic workers to look after elderly people and young children, he said it was “odd” that employers retain their workers after their children had grown up or their elderly parents had died.
The reason for this, he claimed, was that modern Singaporean families lacked the ability to take care of themselves when it came to domestic chores.
The man argued that working parents were not a new phenomenon. Back in the 1970s, he said, there were no maids, and that most people returned home from work and looked after their own children and took care of the families.
He added that the Foreign Maid Levy Relief Fund should be canceled, or at least be restricted to families with children aged 12 or below instead of 16. He also insisted that secondary school children should be able to take care of themselves and not depend on maids.
Families with no elderly members, or young children, should only be allowed to hire part-time cleaners or maids, not live-in foreign domestic workers, he pointed out.
Attention NASA,I think this man needs to volunteer to evacute in MARS so he can enjoy the huge space that no one can bothered him!
Jose Bariring trash?are you talking about your mouth?
A TYPICAL FILIPINO BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE! SHAME ON YOU..SINGAPOREANS ARE WELL DISCIPLINED AND WISH TO KEEP THEIR COUNTRY CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL. YOU MUST BE ONE OF THOSE FILIPINOS THAT GO TO A BEAUTIFUL WATERFALL IN THE PROVINCE AND TRASH IT TO THE HILT!!
You’re right, Zeny. A lot of foreigners, especially those that are bottom feeders, tend to group together in one place and make that place ugly to look at, low class and trashy not to mention the noise they generate. People…! Singapore is a beautiful place with disciplined and rducated citizens…don’t make it a trash like you do in your own country. GO HOME and KEEP TRASHING YOUR OWN! DESPICABLES!!
HK allows the maids to stay/have R&R in the park during their Sunday day/off. There is no problem on that as long as they follow city’s ordinances. After a 6-day work, they need a “break”, the only time to bond & socialize w/ their country mates & relatives. This is the same to whoever at all class of economic/social status rich or poor.
This guy complaining must be a dictator..he is dictating what he wants people to to with their lives..what does he care if people needs workers in their household?its at their own expense & they can afford it..those who cannot..dont!about occupying public places..thats why its called "PUBLIC"..duh!,suggest to your good govt. to provide them places they can stay on their off instead..that would be more contructive & helpful..
Poor thing cannot hire one thats why very disgusted on maids
Why this idiot complaining is he the one paying the domestic helper? every family in the world have right to empmoy domestic helper as long they can afford the to pay them properly.
Are you disturbed by their presence in the public places? Well don’t go there so you don’t see them.
WHAT’S YOUR F….N PROBLEM ????????????IF THEY WANT TO SIT OR OCCUPY IN ANY VACANT PLACE IN SING. . DO YOU OWN ANY OF THIS PLACE? GO TO H…..L!
Ok, let’s see who will suffer more.
hehehe in other way yah its true people should know how be independent sometimes but in takingthe there maidsin indonesia or pinas they are helping poor people in ou country to have wor and bring up their kids to skul……may I ask y is he complaining about bystander maids in their offday? my conclusion is this maybe u have your own problem in your self that u cannot resolve thats y, u blaming it to others.t.y
This man easy body
Probably he is not eligible to apply a FWD due to low income,did not meet the requirement or cant afford.