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To support this year’s Philippine Independence Day Celebration theme of “Malayang Manggagawa, Kaagapay sa Pag-unlad”, UPAAS is organizing a forum for domestic workers in Singapore.

Presented by the Philippine Bayanihan Society of Singapore and the Embassy of the Philippines in Singapore, in collaboration with UPAAS, the forum aims to present available training courses and other services to help Filipino domestic workers save and plan for a life with their families after their contracts finish.

The forum will also explore the impact of freedom, training and employer support to the domestic helpers’ lives, as highlighted by inspiring stories that will be shared by two participants.

The forum will take shape in a 3 hour programme:

• 9.30 am – Introduction to the objectives of the forum
• 9.40 am – Domestic workers’ rights – The Philippine Embassy’s Labour Attache or his representative will have a short discussion on the rights of the Filipino domestic helpers in Singapore
• 10.00 am – Options – groups such as Aidha, ASKI Global and TWC2 will present the services and courses they offer to foreign domestic workers
• 11.00 am Success Stories – Two domestic workers will share their experience in training, changes in their lives after training and follow up on their plans for financial independence.
• 11.30 am – Q and A

Light lunch will be served during the Q & A.

Materials on training and support options will be distributed to the participants after the programme.

A shuttle bus will pick up participants from Buona Vista MRT Exit B pick-up point between 8:45 and 9:00 am.

As seating is limited to 50 participants, please RSVP to upaas@ymail.com if you would like to send your house helpers to the forum.