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Editorial
A maid is not just a maid, argues Dominic Chua, as
he introduces issue 0.04 of GlobalPositioning, with its spotlight on the prejudices
that still lurk in the darker recesses of the Singaporean psyche
No Days Off
Lim Chi-Sharn exposes the exploitative working conditions
faced by foreign domestic workers in Singapore, and argues that the existing
legal-power imblance between employers, FDWs, and agencies has its roots in
prevailing local mores.
(En)gendering the Pitfalls of Legislation
and Rise of Domestic Workers
Examining the power relations between maids and their female employers, Amy
Lim contends that “the power line is the poverty line is the basis
for undue discrimination and exploitation”, and tells us how maids are
human too.
Reflections on The Working Committee 2
Student Forum
At the youth forum jointly organized by GloPos and TWC2, Cliff
Andy Hartono gets a close-up look at the plight of maids in Singapore, and
their rights to a “dignity overdue.”
Analysis of the GloPos Foreign Domestic
Worker Survey
Jayson Joseph Paulose studies the implications of
a May 2003 survey of 71 VJC students for the issues of communication, perception
and welfare.
A Mile in Their Shoes: Two lucky FDW’s
Experiences
Two maids speak to Claire Ban and David
Thian about first impressions and domestic travails of working in Singapore,
as well as their dreams of a future back home.
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