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Destressing with swimming, running, dragon-boat training
By the end of 2022, employers will need to provide domestic workers with at least one mandatory rest day per month. The Straits Times speaks to three helpers about how they spend their downtime.
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Nellie Toh
After finishing a full day's worth of household chores, foreign domestic worker Mycel Belmonte slips on her running shoes before setting off on a 10km run in the Kembangan neighbourhood where she works.
It can take up to two hours, with the 43-year-old returning to her employer's condominium at about 9pm.
