Migrant Domestic Workers & Excessive Agency Fees: Cross-Border Perspectives from Singapore and Indonesia
Singapore is home to a sizable number of migrant domestic workers, mostly from Indonesia and the Philippines. While strict statutory requirements and guidelines are in place to protect these workers, there continue to be cases of unscrupulous and errant agencies overcharging them. Although such exploitative practices are condemned and penalized by the Singapore Government, the issue of agencies overcharging placement fees is still prevalent.
Together with Tan Kok Quan Partnership (TKQP), King & Spalding LLP (Singapore), JWB has launched the Strategic Legal Research Series, ” Migrant Domestic Workers & Excessive Agency Fees: Cross-Border Perspectives from Singapore and Indonesia”. This research includes discussions on the different perspectives that Indonesia and Singapore have on this issue – for example, the different practical concerns that need to be taken into consideration, as well as the different laws and guidelines within each country. To add on, the research also delves deeper into the possible methods of legal recourse that can be taken in each of the two countries.
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