PAP treats Indon maids better then Sinkies, maids must get 10% pay increase

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Who says there is no minimum wage in Singapore? there always has been one, but just not for sinkies. How do you like your employer to be told by the govt to increase your pay 22% in one year, or else......... wouldn't that be nice? Well, too fucking bad you are not indonesian. How do you like it if your boss was told by the govt that he has to provide you with free food board and lodging in the most expensive city in the world? Shiok right? Too fucking bad, you are not indonesian. How do you like it if the govt told your boss he has to pay your medical coverage, as well as mandate how many days you are allowed to work and also dictate that you must get holidays off and free air ticket back home? Sounds like a great govt for making your employer do all these things for you, right? Well too fucking bad, the govt is your PAP, but the lucky employees are not even singaporeans. They are indonesian maids. 70% voted for this shit. Good or not? Seems like the PAP take care of every fucking FT that comes here, but you sinkies can eat shit and die. happy or not?

Employers will have to pay more to hire an Indonesian maid from next year.

The Indonesian Embassy had announced in a letter to Singapore maid agents last month that maids from its country must be paid at least $550 a month, up from the current $500. The last round of increase was in September last year, from $450 to $500.

There are about 125,000 Indonesian maids in Singapore, making up about half of the foreign domestic worker population here.

Indonesian Embassy counsellor Sukmo Yuwono told The Straits Times that the increased minimum wage applies to domestic helpers coming to work here from January next year, and those renewing their contracts next year. He cited several reasons for the Indonesian government's decision, including protecting Indonesian women who go abroad to work.

"We have to protect the income of the Indonesian maids. Singapore also doesn't have a minimum wage, unlike others like Taiwan and Hong Kong," he said.

Mr Gary Chin, managing director of Nation Employment, a maid agency, said that higher salaries might attract more applicants to work here.

"But the increases might be too frequent. Employers need some time to digest and get used to it. Some might consider hiring workers of other nationalities," he said, adding that domestic workers here are paid $450 to $550 each month.

Another agency owner, who declined to be named, said that the increase came as a surprise as worker salaries was not one of the issues raised at a recent meeting an Indonesian government official had with several maid agencies.

"We discussed many other issues like regulation and loans, but salary was not one of them," he said.

"We will continue to face increasing salaries if we don't improve the work conditions here," he said. "The supplying countries can't change our laws and regulations. The only thing they can control is the salary of their workers."

When contacted, the Ministry of Manpower said that it has not received any official notice about the new minimum wage set by the Indonesian government.

"While source countries may choose to impose additional requirements administered by the foreign government or embassy, employment agencies and employers should assess whether they can fulfil these requirements when recruiting foreign domestic workers and making their hiring decisions respectively," a spokesman said.


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