Family helps maid of 6 years to buy land and build home in Central Java

Ms Vivian Sin and her family felt strongly that their maid of nearly six years, Ms. Mayasari, deserved a reward for her dedicated service.

- Tay Hong Yi

Ms Vivian Sin and her family felt strongly that their maid of nearly six years, Ms. Mayasari, deserved a reward for her dedicated service.

So they lent her $18,000 to buy land and build a two-bedroom home for Ms. Mayasari’s family in Semarang, Central Java.

“My mum was thinking she’d worked for so long, yet she had no property to her name,” said Ms Sin, a retired office administrator.

Her mother, 90, offered Ms Mayasari the loan.

Tearing up, the maid said: “They are very loving, treat me like family, always sharing food – we respect each other.”