Entry test for maids

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date Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 9:35 PM Re Entry test for maids
Regarding Entry test for maids by Elizabeth Soh in the straits times thursday 2nd june 2011.
It is very sad to see that it is always the maids who are at a losing end.Any test that the MOM want the maid to do should be done in their own country first and in the language they are comfortable with. To send them back if they fail is so unfair as they pay so much to come and work here.As it is they are forced to work with out any salary for 6 to 9 months as the agents collect the salary as their charges and expenses.How can this happen in a country like Singapore. The foreign workers are treated like slaves.Something should be done to stop this as Agents are the one making money.My heart goes out to the maids as well as the construction workers who work so hard and sometimes end up with nothing. If the Employer is not happy they are sent back without any money.There should be some protection for the maids that the Employers have to keep them for atleast a year or pay the maid a compensation if they want to send the maid back to the agent.