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Cause for alarm: Domestic helper seen cleaning roof on a multi-storey property

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SINGAPORE - A video showing a domestic helper cleaning on the roof of a multi-storey house has caused panic amongst netizens.

A Facebook user who recently uploaded the 13-second clip to the Singapore Complaints Authority Facebook page said he was shocked to see the aide on the second-floor roof of the residence.


In the video, the helper can be seen crouching down and sweeping the floor with a broom in one hand while grabbing onto the roof surface with the other.


"We told the helper it was dangerous but her employer insisted she do it," the post read.


Netizens took to the comments section, with some saying it was "too dangerous" and others urging a report to the Ministry of Manpower as it could endanger the maid's life.


The user responded to one of the comments, saying they had contacted the Center for Domestic Workers and the Immigrant Economic Humanitarian Organization.


As of this writing, it is unclear whether this has been reported to the Ministry of Manpower.


A few months ago, a Toa Payoh resident spotted a woman sitting on an air conditioner compressor outside a 21st floor apartment "trying to clean the air conditioner".


The woman can be seen holding an umbrella on a nearby windowsill to protect herself from the rain, holding an object in her hand and reaching to the side of the air conditioning compressor.


The worried resident told Stomp: "It's very dangerous, especially with the heavy downpour and lightning. I hope the authorities will investigate."


警报原因:看到家庭佣工在多层物业上清洁屋顶


一段显示一名女佣在多层房屋屋顶上打扫卫生的视频引发了恐慌。


一名 Facebook 用户最近将这段 13 秒的视频上传到新加坡投诉管理局 Facebook 页面,他表示,当他看到这名助手出现在官邸二楼屋顶时,他感到很震惊。


视频中,可以看到帮手蹲下来,一手拿着扫帚扫地,另一只手抓住屋顶表面。


帖子中写道:“我们告诉帮工这很危险,但她的雇主坚持让她这么做。”


网友们在评论区留言,有人说这“太危险”,还有人敦促向人力部报告,因为这可能危及女佣的生命。


该用户回复了其中一条评论,称他们已联系家庭工人中心和移民经济人道主义组织。


截至撰写本文时,尚不清楚是否已向人力部报告此事。


几个月前,一名大巴窑居民发现一名女子坐在21楼公寓外的空调压缩机上“试图清洁空调”。


视频中可以看到,这名女子在附近的窗台上撑着一把雨伞以防雨,手里拿着一个物体,把手伸向空调压缩机的一侧。


这位忧心忡忡的居民告诉Stomp:“这非常危险,尤其是倾盆大雨和闪电。我希望当局能够调查。”

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