A false necessity: Singapore’s maid trade

Feb. 3 | Jolene Tan The F-word Blog In my gleamingly modern home town of Singapore, trading in women has been refined to a stomach-churningly efficient art. The women in question are foreign domestic workers (FDWs), locally known as “maids”, who travel from...

Human Rights for Migrant Domestic Workers

Dec. 9 | CARAM Asia KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2009: As the world marks International Human Rights Day today, CARAM Asia launches an online petition campaign seeking crucial support and commitment from every employer of households to grant a weekly paid day off to their...

Room for more, but at what cost?

Sep. 16 | While Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave students much reassurance during this year’s NTU Ministerial Forum,  transient workers, on the other hand, are dehumanised as mere cogs in a machine. Terence Lee / Deputy Editor IMAGINE a gathering of Singaporeans,...