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After HK halt, maid agencies look to Singapore

Singapore is shaping up to become a major destination for domestic workers from Myanmar, with the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its Singaporean counterparts in the coming weeks.

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Maid agencies in Singapore, including United Channel (right), which specialises in maids from Myanmar. Photos: Supplied

The deal, which could see up to 1000 maids head to Singapore each month, is being signed despite concerns about migrant rights in the city-state and after the Myanmar government ordered an indefinite halt on the sending of maids to Hong Kong, pending an assessment of working conditions there.

Continues here:- http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/11576-after-hk-halt-maid-agencies-anticipate-singapore-business.html

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