PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Maid recruitment agencies in Singapore are turning to new sources of domestic workers like Myanmar and Cambodia, Channel News Asia reported.
The report said the search for new maids followed a decision by the Manila-based Association of Licensed Recruitment Agencies to Singapore to stop sending Filipino domestic workers to Singapore from September 2.
Singapore maid agencies said Philippine authorities expect employers and not maids to pay placement fees to process documents before domestic workers are sent to Singapore.
"But the agencies said not all employers are willing to pay the fees, resulting in a shortage of maids from the Philippines," the report said.
"Filipino maids may also complain to their authorities if the fees were deducted from their salary.
"This has resulted in more maids from Myanmar and Cambodia arriving in Singapore after undergoing training at home ."
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