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Ex-maid acquitted of making false declaration barred from working here
The Straits Times
|September 05, 2024
A former domestic helper from India, who was acquitted of a false declaration charge in July, has been barred from working in Singapore.
Ms Alka, 44, who goes by one name, was issued a stern warning in August by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for breaching her work pass conditions.
The breach involved her failure to "reside at her employer's residential address, as stated in her work permit", said an MOM spokesman in response to queries from The Straits Times.
"Alka has been barred from future employment in Singapore," the spokesman added.
The Indian national was repatriated on Aug 16.
Ms Alka told ST in a phone interview from Delhi that the warning had dashed her hopes of returning to Singapore for work.
"I am devastated," she said. "My parents have passed away, and I don't have family in India. My family is in Singapore. I got married in Singapore on Aug 5. I have been staying in Singapore for the past 10 years." She was shocked to learn of the ban, particularly as it came after what seemed to be a legal victory for her in July.
This story is from the September 05, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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