With reference to the recent events, be it on STOMP or on the papers, more and more maids are taking advantage of moments alone with elderly to do their own things, such as hair re bonding in one instance. Thus, by giving them their day off, they will less likely try to sneak time to do such acts.
Similarly, there are the social problems of these aspects as well. the people they mix with might be the wrong company, which could even endanger their lives. Quoting from the Straits Times, the maid who got murdered by her Bangladesh boyfriend while they met up. Clearly, wrong company is a hazard and a hindrance to allowing the maids to leave the house .
Once again they are human, they are working in Singapore and it is not right to treat them like they do not matter at all. they are like a tortoise in a well. they work in Singapore yet have never seen the sights there, it will not be fair if all they have seen from application to termination, is the walls of our homes.
Similarly, apart from chores, they are also assigned to take care of children and elderly, thus making it all the more inconvenient to leave the house at all. Yet, being a domestic worker is a job that requires a lot of commitment. Just think, one person's work quality controls the hygeine of the entire house.
Similarly, prevention is better than cure. i would rather the maid remain confined than have her life endangered or here wealth targeted in any way.
