Ep 78 "Can you imagine living with your employer 24/7?" - Advocating for Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore

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Third Spacing

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Third Spacing is the yet to be defined space between cells and vessels, where fluid moves from one space to another. In sociology, the Third Space is where people meet to unwind, let down their guard and talk about things that matter to them, distinct from work and home, towards connection. Third Spacing, the podcast makes space to explore important topics on the fringes of clinical medicine in Singapore. We talk to doctors with unusual lifepaths and passions, professors who shaped our traditions or our futures, pioneers who took risks in arts, civil society, education, research to expand the possibilities of what medicine can look like in Singapore. - Instagram @thirdspacing Website thirdspacing.com

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Ep 78 "Can you imagine living with your employer 24/7?" - Advocating for Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore

Third Spacing

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6 months ago

Ep 78 "Can you imagine living with your employer 24/7?" - Advocating for Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore

What is it like to be saddled in debt before your work even begins? How would you feel if your employer refused to let you quit your job? What if they even confiscated your phone and passport against your will?

Today, over 1 million low-wage migrant workers are employed in various sectors in Singapore. Foreign domestic workers (FDWs) occupy a unique niche in this system, living in with their employers and looking after the basic needs of Singaporean families. However, they are increasingly recognised to be a vulnerable group, navigating a system and society which may create challenges in defending their rights and welfare.

Join Jaya, a Research and Advocacy Manager from the Humanitarian Organisation for Migrant Economics (HOME), as she explores the unique interface that FDWs straddle in society, and shares what we can do to create a more empathetic and caring society for our FDWs.

Importantly, she also provides insight into the unseen healthcare needs of FDWs, and what healthcare professionals can do to create a truly safe space for those in danger of abuse.

To find out more about HOME, visit

Official Website: https://www.home.org.sg/

Instagram: @home.migrants.sg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/home.migrants.sg/

0.26 - What is HOME?

1.48 - Key issues FDWs face

4.57 - Saddled in debt bfore even starting work

7.08 - Neither foreign, nor truly domestic

9.08 - Analysing new measures to protect FDWs

13.14 - The heinous abuse of FDWs

16.12 - How can healthcare professionals truly create a safe space for FDWs?

20.18 - What are the healthcare needs of FDWs?

25.42 - The future for FDWs in Singapore

26.23 - What keeps Jaya going

27.22 - find out more about HOME