So the underpaid kids in this country is OK? Sweatshops are fine? Abuse at work OK? It happens more here than it does there, stats say so, and as the population is 30:1, quite obvious.Originally Posted by easygoingman
so why aren't you living in Singapore then?
haven't you read articles on the treatment of foreign workers for example?
First Rule when dealing with any agency to do with Filipino's, and many on here will agree.....believe bugger all they say, they'll tell you anything to get money.her Agency contact assured her/us she could leave before the contract end
You need to stop looking at it from a Western point of view. I work 12-14 hrs a day, 7 days a week, I only get Xmas day & Good Friday off...and even then I do some work. Do I get a well paid wage for that? £92 a week??I don't look down on my future wife. For the hours she works alone she deserves so much more. It's a simple statement of fact. She earns more than in the Phils but that doesn't make it fair or just.
If you search this forum, or Google, you'll find that this was rather a silly thing to do. Red tape first....then plans.......You wouldn't just walk into Burma/Iran without doing any paperwork/research!!Sure there may be problems ahead but this is a completely unexpected shock - I've already booked my flight, the Hotel and her brother is arranging the wedding....
As I say, many of us here have been what you're going through. It's not easy, but if you really love someone, it is worth waiting.
Just because you think it's wrong, does not mean it is wrong. If you go into work tomorrow, would you just sit there all day watching TV because your fiancee didn't agree with your contract or wages? Apart from that, she'd get into trouble, and would have NO chance of getting realeased from the contract early.Hey if they won't let her leave then I'll tell her exactly what to do:
nothing, she goes out every day wherever she likes, sits in her room and watches TV and refuses to work until the sack her. I could pay her 17x what she earns in Singapore...
