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What is the MDW's employment agency responsible for?

Updated by MOM

If you engage an employment agency (EA) to help you with hiring a migrant domestic worker (MDW), the EA is responsible for:

  • The MDW’s upkeep and maintenance, including accommodation, from her arrival until she is successfully placed for employment, or until she is sent home if unsuccessfully placed.
  • Sending the MDW home, and bearing the cost of doing so, if she is unsuccessfully placed.
  • Ensuring that you and the MDW sign the safety agreement.

The EA should only place the MDW for employment after she has attended the Settling-In Programme (SIP).

This information is sourced from MOM.

Topics:

Work passes and permitsWork Permit for MDW

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