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Humans of HOME

We worked with the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) to gain access to the migrant worker community due to its enduring expertise in advocacy and insider know-how in understanding issues faced by the migrant worker community. To gain a more holistic picture of migrant worker populations’ displacement in mainstream society, 7 migrant worker accounts were collected on top of expert opinions provided by 2 HOME case workers. Read on to find out more about their stories. 

Please note that pseudonyms have been used where appropriate to protect the identity of our participants.
Stephanie

Once you hire a domestic worker, your house is not you’re your home, it is a workplace. Do you accord this person the same protection and respect that you expect when you go to work every day?

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Jevon

What’s the point of having a swanky skyline that is glitzy when all of it was dependent on people who were unpaid, who lived and worked in slave like conditions?

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Foreign Domestic Workers

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Foreign Domestic Workers

Rose

You know, last time when I was not a volunteer, I didn’t see the problem much. When you’re a volunteer you see that these things are really happening. 

Ruby

When I first came to Singapore, I was illegally deployed. I didn’t have a work permit so they sent me to the police station and I stayed there for a night.

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Foreign Domestic Workers

Jenny

 My last employer treat me like friend and family. I don't feel like it's my responsibility anymore, I feel like it's my family. So I should take care of them. 

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Foreign Domestic Workers

Natalie

 Once she come here she cannot move because she want to cancel she have to pay for the agency fee or everything.They don’t have much choice. 

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Madan

Big problem is when I first came to Singapore in November, December 2016, I don’t work and boss didn’t pay salary,

Prasad

I hit my head and back. I 15 days (in the) hospital. After that my boss don’t want to give my special pass. 

Adi

My old company, main problem is the salary problem. So many times don’t give salary. I no pay the MRT money. No money to makan.

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