Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many households in Singapore hire domestic helpers from maid agencies because of a combination of factors, including long working ...

Here's a fact for local maid employers to chew on: Hong Kong is a far more attractive place for maids to work compared to Singapore. Over there, maids can be guaranteed a minimum wage of S$630 a month ...

For some families, the person who really runs the household is a domestic helper. Without her, dishes would go unwashed, toilets would start to stink and kids would run amok with sharp objects. If you ...