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Maid agencies should also share the blame ..BY: By W.H. ..LD: I DO not understand why there is such a big hoo-ha over the maid abuse issue. I do not condone maid abuse. I agree with the public's views that any maid abuser should be put behind bars. But I.
(From New Straits Times (Malaysia))
I DO not understand why there is such a big hoo-ha over the maid abuse issue.
I do not condone maid abuse. I agree with the public's views that any maid abuser should be put behind bars. But I also think that the maids themselves and especially the maid agencies are no saints.
My wife and I started employing maids about six years ago when we had our first child. From then till now, I have actually lost count of the number of maids I have employed.
We have employed Filipinos as well as Indonesians. They come and leave after a few months or so. They would usually say that they want to go home or want to work as factory workers.
We thought we had finally found the perfect maid (an Indonesian) about three years ago. We treated her well and like so many of the supposedly wonderful employers who have been highlighted in the media recently, we also bought her clothes and jewellery, magazines for her to read, gave her off days (although according to the maid agencies Indonesian maids are not entitled to any off days), took her on our holidays, celebrated Hari Raya and let her call home to her parents in Indonesia whenever she felt home- sick.
Then, in 2003, about six months before her two-year contract expired, we asked if she would like to renew her contract ...
- Expedite maid abuse cases in courts, urge groups ..LD: KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. -...
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 21, 2004 700+ words
...Expedite investigations of maid abuse cases and ensure the...Ivy Josiah said some maid abuse cases took between six...Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa) vice-president...said that most cases of maid abuse were settled out of court...
- Maid agencies welcome ruling.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 8, 2003 700+ words
...maids, Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa) vice-president Jeffrey Foo...Lim Beng Tian said that a glance at maid abuse cases in the country revealed physical...that it was misleading to assume that maid abuse could be prevented by only allowing...
- Maid agencies welcome ruling, NEW STRAITS TIMES-MANAGEMENT TIMES.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire May 8, 2003 700+ words
...maids, Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa) vice-president Jeffrey Foo...Lim Beng Tian said that a glance at maid abuse cases in the country revealed physical...that it was misleading to assume that maid abuse could be prevented by only allowing...
- Outcry over maid abuse may bring new laws Malaysia studies ways to protect...
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 27, 2004 700+ words
...government may let the crackdown on maid abuse slide once the outcry over the...face," he said. "We want the maid agencies to contact their maids at least...but said constant vigilance over maid abuse was better than "short-term...
- More cases of maid abuse (HL).
- Newspaper article from: New Straits Times Singh, Sarban Joheng, Jalina February 10, 2000 700+ words
...KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - More cases of maid abuse have come to light even as police complete...members of the association of foreign maid agencies next week "to see how we can address...their well-being. Proprietors of maid agencies may also be asked to visit the maids...
- WANITA MCA PROPOSES LAW TO REDUCE MAID ABUSE.
- News wire article from: BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency June 14, 2009 700+ words
...introduction of a law to compel maid agencies to communicate regularly with...twice a year in a move to prevent maid abuse. Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka...she said in a statement. The maid agencies should also hold regular sessions...
- Investigate first ..BY: By Y.K. Leong ..LD: IN light of the recent publicity on...
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire June 1, 2004 700+ words
...light of the recent publicity on maid abuse, I believe as a civil society...address this critical issue of maid abuse, we must not forget that there...employers, too, can be victims of bad maid agencies and maids. Therefore, let us...
- Go after agencies with untrained maids ..BY: By H.K. Dhaliwal ..LD: WE need to...
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 28, 2004 700+ words
...Malaysia)) WE need to look at the root cause of the problem of maid abuse. It is very common to hear about employers having to reject...to do it is to have the Government step in and check these maid agencies. They are the ones who should be accountable for the quality...
- Maid agencies unhappy.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire July 7, 2005 700+ words
...Malaysia)) Byline: Eileen Ng ..HL: Maid agencies unhappy ..ZO: C-Central ..LE...NST ..TX: KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Maid agencies claim it will be impossible to recruit...of Foreign M KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Maid agencies claim it will be impossible to recruit...
- Nation forced to confront maid abuse.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 7, 2002 700+ words
...and revulsion" at the persistence of maid abuse. There are some 140,000 foreign maids...in place for them to call for help. Maid-abuse cases heard in court have been declining...it has received reports of 19 cases of maid abuse so far this year and the Philippine Embassy...