A shopping mall in Singapore is believed to be selling Housemaids as if they were commodities, according to reports.
An investigation by Al Jazeera has found that the Bukit Timah Shopping Centre situated in the South East Asian nation is known for selling women mainly from neighbouring Indonesia, the Phillipines and Myanmar, as if they were shoes or home ware.
Witnesses say women in the Shopping Centre, stand beneath signs such as “Homekeeper” and “Budget Maid” with the hope that a shopper might buy their services.
These maid agencies have the women ironing shirts over and over, cradling fake babies and pushing wheelchairs to show they can care for the elderly, with the hope that this make might them more attractive to a potential buyer.
Others are marketed by racial stereotypes, with Filipinos advertised as being smarter maids, while a Burmese maid is seen as compliant.
On some of the signs advertising these women they say “Filipino and Indon Maids: No Off Day Lowest Pay and Fee.” Full story...
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An investigation by Al Jazeera has found that the Bukit Timah Shopping Centre situated in the South East Asian nation is known for selling women mainly from neighbouring Indonesia, the Phillipines and Myanmar, as if they were shoes or home ware.
Witnesses say women in the Shopping Centre, stand beneath signs such as “Homekeeper” and “Budget Maid” with the hope that a shopper might buy their services.
These maid agencies have the women ironing shirts over and over, cradling fake babies and pushing wheelchairs to show they can care for the elderly, with the hope that this make might them more attractive to a potential buyer.
Others are marketed by racial stereotypes, with Filipinos advertised as being smarter maids, while a Burmese maid is seen as compliant.
On some of the signs advertising these women they say “Filipino and Indon Maids: No Off Day Lowest Pay and Fee.” Full story...
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