SINGAPORE: It will soon be mandatory for employers
to give foreign domestic workers (FDWs) a weekly rest day or
compensation in lieu.
To give employers time to adjust, the new law will
kick in for FDW work permits issued or renewed from 1 January
2013.
Singapore is one of a handful of countries including
Saudi Arabia, Thailand and South Korea which have not legislated
rest days for foreign domestic workers.
-- CNA
