Kamis, 28 Agustus 2025

Philippine Domestic Worker Fined in Singapore for Side Job

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For nearly two years, between April 2018 and February 2020, Erlinda performed domestic work at Soh's home, including sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning fans, and ironing clothes. Each session lasted three to four hours and took place two to three times a month. She was paid approximately S$375 (approximately IDR 4.7 million) in cash each month. Erlinda temporarily stopped working for Soh in February 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions on the number of household visitors. She resumed working for Soh from March 2022 to September 2024 after Covid-19 had subsided. Erlinda did not have a valid work permit to work part-time for Soh. Although Soh knew Erlinda was employed by someone else as a foreign domestic worker, he hired her out of necessity.[1]

Regulations for migrant domestic workers (ART) in Singapore are very strict. Those who work part-time outside their official employer will be subject to fines of up to hundreds of millions of rupiah. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) began an investigation into this case in December 2024 after receiving information about a possible violation of the Foreign Employment Act. After being tried in court, Soh, a Singaporean citizen, was fined S$7,000 (approximately IDR 88 million) by the court. Meanwhile, his migrant worker, Erlinda, was fined S$13,000 (approximately IDR 165 million). Both women have paid the fines in full.[2] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 


*) For further information please contact:
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References:

1. "Cuma Karena Kerja Sampingan, ART di Singapura Didenda Rp 164 Juta", www.liputan6.com, 
Randy Ferdi Firdaus, 26 Agustus 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 28 Agustus 2025, Link: https://www.liputan6.com/global/read/6142824/cuma-karena-kerja-sampingan-art-di-singapura-didenda-rp-164-juta
2. Ibid.

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