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Heading home, after 33 years with the Ngs
Today is International Domestic Workers' Day. The Straits Times looks at a subset of foreign domestic workers: older maids above the age of 60, many of whom have worked for the same family for decades.
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Rachel Au-Yong
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65-year-old maid prepares to retire in the Philippines and bid her Singapore family goodbye
In a month's time, Ms Remidios Sabado will be sending dozens of "balikbayan" boxes - or repatriate boxes - back to the Philippines.

