:: DAY.OFF Campaign ::

The Sunday Times published a one page report by Jamie Ee Wen Wei on 6 July 2008 about 'maid abuse'. Readers were invited to respond to the question 'Should maids get a mandatory day off?' The newspaper published the result on 13 July. 230 people voted - 81 per cent said 'Yes' and 19 per cent said 'No'.

The current Day Off campaign is a public education undertaking that encourages employers to give their domestic workers regular days off voluntarily. While the 'Sunday Times' poll figure is not a large one, it does offer one more indication that there is a significant body of opinion in Singapore that favours domestic workers having the right to days off.


	PRESS ARTICLES July 22, 2008 81 per cent vote 'Yes' to day off The Sunday Times published a one page report by Jamie Ee Wen Wei on 6 July 2008 about 'maid abuse'. Readers were invited to respond to the question 'Should maids get a mandatory day off?' The newspaper published the result on 13 July. 230 people voted - 81 per cent said 'Yes' and 19 per cent said 'No'. The current Day Off campaign is a public education undertaking that encourages employers to give their domestic workers regular days off voluntarily. While the 'Sunday Times' poll figure is not a large one, it does offer one more indication that there is a significant body of opinion in Singapore that favours domestic workers having the right to days off.


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