Maids In Singapore Seek Protection From Window Deaths

    Nine maids, most of them Indonesian, have died this year in Singapore after falling out of high-rise buildings while hanging laundry or washing windows. Workers' rights groups want a ban on such tasks, but the Singaporean government is unwilling, and 80% of Singaporeans recently said in a poll that Singapore is "pandering too much to maids."

    Anna North
    by Anna North

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Maids In Singapore Seek Protection From Window Deaths

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    Nine maids, most of them Indonesian, have died this year in Singapore after falling out of high-rise buildings while hanging laundry or washing windows. Workers' rights groups want a ban on such tasks, but the Singaporean government is unwilling, and 80% of Singaporeans recently said in a poll that Singapore is "pandering too much to maids."