A domestic helper in Singapore has been sentenced to seven months and one week in jail after moonlighting illegally and stealing over S$23,000 (US$17,000) from a customer. Elvira Cadila Orlanes Ordonez, a 46-year-old Filipina, was convicted on June 18 for one count of theft and two counts under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, with [...]
In May 2022, a 46-year-old employer of a migrant domestic worker (MDW) received a four-week imprisonment sentence and was fined S$10,400 after her MDW lost all five fingers on her right hand while using an electric mincer. It was later discovered that the MDW had been illegally deployed to work for the employer's business. If [...]
The Settling-In Programme (SIP) is a mandatory one-day programme for all first-time foreign domestic workers (FDWs). The SIP is an orientation session to equip all participating FDWs with the basic knowledge about living and working in Singapore. The modules that are taught at the SIP include: Introduction to Singapore; Conditions of employment; Safety at home; [...]