Our Homes, Our Stories

Our Homes, Our Stories
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Publisher : HOME - Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9789811158384
ISBN-13 : 981115838X
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Our Homes, Our Stories by : Karien van Ditzhuijzen

Download or read book Our Homes, Our Stories written by Karien van Ditzhuijzen and published by HOME - Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics. This book was released on 2018-03-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what life is like for a migrant domestic worker in Singapore? In Our Homes, Our Stories women that work in Singapore as live-in domestic workers share their real-life stories. They write about rogue agents, abusive employers, complicated relationships, and that one thing they all suffer from the most: missing their families back home - in Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar and India. The women write about sacrifice, broken trust, exploitation, lack of food, salary deductions and constant scolding; but also about supportive employers, the love they have for the families they take care of, or how they use their time in Singapore as a stepping-stone to realise their dreams for the future. “It is my hope that these stories will prompt us, in this country, to do better as employers and to be better as humans.” Audrey Chin - Singaporean writer “I hope the readers will find my story inspirational and maybe even a little bit enlightening.” Jo Ann Dumlao - Domestic Worker and writer “A home is where you find unconditional love, compassion, support, where you forget your pain and fears; a safe haven where you get the courage to smile at life again.” Sai - Domestic Worker and writer “Hopefully our book will show that we are not only workers, but we are human beings.” Novia Arluma - Domestic Worker and writer All proceeds of this book go to HOME, a Singaporean charity that has supported and empowered migrant workers since 2004. All the writers in Our Homes, Our Stories are part of the HOME community, either as volunteers on their one day off, or as residents at HOME shelter for ill-treated domestic workers.


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