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Today , dwee's world would like to reflect the true side of Singapore citizen life

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Are Foreign maids better off than our local working class women in Singapore ?

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The earning power of Singapore's poorer citizens vs Singapore's Foreign maids :

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Madam Tan is a 55-year-old spinster belonging to the Lower-Income Singaporean category . She works as a cleaner in Commercial office building and earns S$900 a month .

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Madam Tan takes the MRT to and from work every day . That's about S$1.50 X 2 X 24 days = S$72 a month .

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She pays about S$60 for her water and electricity bills at home . She eats three meals a day , each costing an average of S$3.00 . That's S$3.00 X 3 meals X 30 days = S$270 a month on food . Let's say Madam Tan falls sick once in a while and needs to see the doctor . We'll put it at S$20 month . She rents a flat from the HDB . Let's say it's S$250 a month .

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That's S$672 on basic stuff like transportation , water , electricity , food , medical care and accommodation . After deducting S$672 from Madam Tan's monthly salary of S$900 , she's left with S$228 .

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Now , a foreign domestic maid gets about S$300 a month . However , the maid does not need to spend money on public transport to get to work each day . Her employer pays the electricity and water bills and provides three meals a day . The maid's accommodation is essentially free . If the maid falls ill , the employer is , by law , responsible for her medical expenses . So when the maid gets S$300 a month , the maid really earns S$300 a month .

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However , when Madam Tan gets S$900 , she's really earning just S$228 a month . Although foreign maids get low salaries in Singapore , you will see that the average foreign maid's earnings are quite comparable to the earnings of the average Singaporean in the bottom 20% .

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So , what's the morale of the story ? ?

Let's all be maid if our salary is lower that of S$1,000.00