Hi guys, here's the situation. Every morning my maid Jo would
get scolded by my mother for one reason or another. Sometimes my
mother would mutter insults under her breath, sometimes it's full
on shouting. So far, the scoldings have been about stupid things
like vegetables or the way the food is cooked.
We don't use salt or sugar at home to cook, or minimal. The
worst was when one day she used slightly "too much seasoning and
salt" (actually tasted quite good to me, I don't complain anyway),
my mother freaked. She said "your parents both got cancer you will
cook this kind of thing for them? Poison your parents!" Then she
just continued to go on and on and on for the next half hour about
Jo's parents. They do have cancer that's why she's here. It's
fucking horrible.
The other big situation was mom saying her nieces and nephews
(my cousins) saw Jo with her boyfriend and tried to call out to
her. They were gossiping amongst themselves wondering if who they
saw was male or female. Like typical aunties who gossip about
everything. Firstly, my mother's family is full of shit. Secondly,
I don't even know if it's true because she likes to create stupid
scenarios like this to force people to confess to things they truly
never did. As long as she believes something she'll just make you
confess. Jo was desperately trying to tell her her boyfriend was in
the Philippines, and had no reason to lie.
My maid can only answer yes or no. She had to fight for her
off-day, otherwise she'd have none. The previous one had no off day
for 7 months and didn't last a year. In fact we've switched 4 or 5
maids in the past 6 months. And mom would only tell the maid to
pack up and fuck off on the day they're meant to. I've intervened
many times already, and it fucks with my sleep. Then I'm accused of
conspiring with the maid. Wtf.
The worst was when she deducts her already minimal salary, like
5 bucks each time she forgets to do something or cooks something
wrong. It's fucking ridiculous. Mom says something about her being
the "paymaster", or whatever. Yea she's a boss somewhere in a big
company. So she probably thinks everybody is her god damn slave
because she has money. Basically la.
I need to put a stop to this. But I've read somewhere about the
Penal Code and she hasn't quite hit her yet. This has to stop. I
don't know what else to do. I know it all sounds quite mild but
it's accumulated over the months she's been here. I cannot bring
myself to be close to anyone of my maids. Even the one who worked
quite some time for us before couldn't tahan and up and left. I'm
really going nuts. And when my mom's full of shit family comes
over, they just treat Jo like dirt. Because of what my mother says
so they act upon the pre-conceived notion that Jo's dumb or
whatever my mother makes her out to be.
I don't know how to proceed from here. I desperately need
intervention at home.
KonkeyDong, how much do you know about your maid Jo? And how much
do you know about your Mum?
People would normally lean towards people they are familiar with
and although it isn't uncommon for people to express compassion for
outsiders against their own family, you must have accumulated alot
of hatred for your Mum because you KNOW what she have done.
The question that I have asked is actually quite important
because it is to remind you of how much you have known about your
Mum and how little you have known about your maid.
I hope the reason of your post isn't about bringing some form of
justice upon your own Mother, and it is really about helping your
maid to have a better stay during her time as a maid in your
home.
It is unfortunate that your Mum doesn't likes the maid, and
regardless of who is trying to get along well with the other, one
of them must leave if they aren't compatible to live together
within the common space in the house and under the same roof.
The only way to save your maid isn't about finding some sort of
penal code to sue your Mum, and neither it is about abusing the law
to get a protection order for your maid against your Mum.
You need to let go of your maid Jo if her predicament fucks with
your sleep and causes discord in the relationship between you and
your Mum.
Letting the maid go is for her own good. Depending on her luck
as an individual, she will have another opportunity to work
for someone else who is likely to treat her better than your Mum.
She may get more freedom to go out on her off days, higher paid,
and cook for a family that doesn't carries the Cancer gene no
matter how much she "poisoned" them. 
You may go against all your family members and relatives to have
a war for the sake of protecting Jo, but that is only worth
fighting for if you are hopelessly and madly in love with her. So I
would say it is easier for you to persuade your Mum to sack Jo,
find a hearing-handicapped maid (DEAFNESS IS A MUST), and then
sleep well...sleep really well.
Once Jo is sacked, you can rest assurred that nobody will care
even if you secretly maintained contact with her outside the
family.
Hope you can find your own wisdom in this situation.