Domestic worker

‘A dream come true’: Domestic workers receive BTS concert tickets as gifts from employers

Domestic helpers Hendry (left) and Nurwati (right) were gifted BTS concert tickets by their employers.

Woman who pulled helper’s headscarf, assaulted her in Marsiling gets jail, must pay $5k compensation

Hasnah Hashim committed the offences in August 2024.

Not just a live-in helper: Indonesia’s new law changes how its domestic workers see their role

ktmaid - Ms Pani, a live-in domestic worker, working at her employer's home in South Tangerang, just outside Jakarta.

MOM investigating after helper seen cleaning window on 24th-floor ledge at Lentor condo

The incident took place at 1 Lentor Central on May 14 at about 10am.

Man gets jail, caning for sexually assaulting domestic helper near her employer’s home

Hossain Mohammad Azim assaulted the woman after he confronted her for being with another man.

About 90 employers penalised every year for not giving domestic workers mandatory day off: MOM

Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said the “vast majority of employers” comply with the mandatory rest day.

Indonesia passes long-awaited law to protect domestic workers

For decades, Indonesia’s five million domestic workers, primarily women, have served as the invisible backbone of the economy.

In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risks

Laxmi, an employee with Pronto cleans a house with a broom in New Delhi, India, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra

‘Not allowed to use the home Wi-Fi’: How domestic workers get online in Singapore

Foreign domestic workers queue to top up their prepaid SIM cards at Lucky Plaza.

Actress Sora Ma says toddler son left alone at home fell from stairs after helper sneaked out

Actress Sora Ma said her helper was nowhere to be found and had left her only child alone at home.

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