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It is not just singapore . It is common in many parts of the world like middle east. Economic Slavery has always been there and is still there. There are plen
by manquer 6y ago
It is not just singapore . It is common in many parts of the world like middle east.
Economic Slavery has always been there and is still there. There are plenty of jobs which people don't want to do unless they are poor. Either countries kept parts of the population always poor or imported from poor countries. Like mexicans in america. Exploiting the working class is a feature of modern variants of capitalism.
Legal slavery is the only thing that got abolished.
P.S. on a seperate note and no means a defense of this, the salary is slightly misleading as it usually includes stay and food.
- throwawaysgx 6y agoI edited my comment to make it clearer.
- mirekrusin 6y agoBrazil as well, ie. many appartments have dedicated toilet/facilities built-in for empregadas who live sunny part of the day in the house cleaning/cooking etc.
- danmaz74 6y agoLow paying jobs are a problem, but nowhere near as terrible as actual slavery - where you don't have the right to defend yourself from physical abuse, the right to move to a different place, etc. What sounds particularly indicting in the described situation though is employers keeping the employees' passports. Things like this can make someone's situation more similar to a slave's.
- manquer 6y agoYou may have the right today. But when your employer withholds your passport and abuses you, or the work conditions are so bad thousands die before a project is complete[1], you have very minimal if any rights in that country especially against citizens. I am not sure there is all that much difference. [1] sic qatar world cup
- fyfy18 6y ago> Economic Slavery [...] Its not quite so simple though. By that definition migrants from Eastern Europe working farm jobs in Western Europe are economic slaves, but their conditions are much better than these maids and they can go home anytime without repurcusions.