“Whatever the law states, we must do better”: Employers who cook for their sick helpers and pay for husband’s airfare because “love begets love”

When Cyril Tito fell ill with breast cancer in 2013, instead of shooing her back to the Philippines, Siong-Lye Puat Fong asked her to stay put in Singapore, where she believed Tito would receive better medical treatment and the cost would be covered by insurance. Tito is a domestic helper, and Siong-Lye her employer. Tito, … Continue reading “Whatever the law states, we must do better”: Employers who cook for their sick helpers and pay for husband’s airfare because “love begets love”