SINGAPORE — Two freak accidents involving her brother and nephew on an island north of Manila late last year turned a Filipino domestic helper’s life upside down.
Maids interviewed by TODAY said that familial pressures on them to send a big portion of their salaries home, coupled with the occasional family emergency, often force them to borrow money.
This helps them obtain much-needed cash, but high interest rates charged by jewellery shops often mean workers cannot repay monies owed and end up in debt
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The Big Read in short: Making home hospitalisations a normSINGAPORE — Ever since the stringent no-visitor rule in hospitals was temporarily imposed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr Paul Osmond George, 46, who has ischemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy, has had a phobia of being hospitalised.
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The Big Read in short: Plugging the gaps in babysitting servicesSINGAPORE — When her six-month old baby contracted hand, foot and mouth disease and was given a one-week medical certificate, Ms Joanne Chong turned to Facebook to engage a nanny or babysitter.
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The Big Read: MSF's Childminding Services Pilot Aims to Solve Babysitter ShortageParents in Singapore face challenges in finding affordable and available childcare support for their infants. MSF's childminding services pilot program aims to address this issue by providing good and affordable babysitters. The program hopes to alleviate the childcare burden on parents and ensure the well-being of infants.
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