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Maids allegedly harassed after retailers offer them loan plan with exorbitant interest

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Maids have been offered questionable loan schemes by retail shops at places such as Lucky Plaza.

Maids have been offered questionable loan schemes by retail shops at places such as Lucky Plaza.

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SINGAPORE - Her daughter had just given birth and her elderly mother was stricken with bone tuberculosis.

But she was far away from her home and family in the Philippines, trying to make as much money as possible to send back and help her loved ones with the hospital bills.

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