Female domestic worker falls to her death at Yishun housing estate
In a heart-wrenching incident around 7:10 am on 12 October, a woman is believed to have fallen to her death in the Yishun housing estate.
Although her identity is currently under investigation, initial reports suggest that the deceased was a domestic worker from the Philippines.
Images and videos circulated online depict the individual naked, precariously perched on the parapet of the flat and leaning against a clothes rack.
According to local media reports, the individual purportedly jumped upon spotting the arrival of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
Regrettably, this incident comes on the heels of another similarly tragic event that took place just two weeks prior.
On 29 September, a 29-year-old female domestic workerwas found dead outside the kitchen windowof a third-floor unit at Block 104, Bukit Batok Central. The incident was promptly reported at approximately 6:20 am.
A troubling video circulated on various social media platforms reveals SCDF personnel on-site, diligently attempting to retrieve the body.
According to the official statement released by SCDF, upon arrival, they discovered a person hanging outside the kitchen window.
The individual was secured with safety ropes and carefully lowered to the second floor, where she was subsequently pronounced dead by an SCDF paramedic.
Gutzy’s sources identified her as an Indonesian domestic worker. The case, currently classified as an unnatural death, is still under investigation.
Although preliminary findings suggest no foul play, police officials are stressing that investigations continue to be underway.
Adding to the melancholy of the event, another domestic worker has come forward claiming that the deceased was denied leave, and her personal items, including her mobile phone, were allegedly held by her employer, restricting her from maintaining contact with her family.
Authorities have yet to provide further updates or insights into these incidents.
These back-to-back tragedies have refocused attention on the crucial conversation surrounding the mental, emotional, and physical welfare of domestic workers residing in Singapore, sparking calls for greater oversight and reforms to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
Note: Gutzy Asia and various other online publications have been POFMAed.
Singapore Eye, Gutzy Asia and The Online Citizen Asia get Pofma orders over falsehoods on woman’s death in Yishun
• Singapore Eye, Gutzy Asia and The Online Citizen Asia were issued correction directions for publishing “false” and “misleading” information
• This was for a case of a woman who fell to her death in Yishun on Oct 12
• They claimed that the deceased was a Filipino migrant domestic worker when the deceased was Singaporean
• They suggested that there were “urgent concerns" about the well-being of domestic workers in Singapore
• The Ministry of Manpower refuted their claims and said that it has put in place a suite of measures to support the mental well-being of these workers
SINGAPORE — Alternative news websites Singapore Eye, Gutzy Asia and The Online Citizen Asia were issued correction directions for publishing false claims about a case of a woman who fell to her death from a public housing block in Yishun last week.
In a statement on Monday (Oct 16), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that it has instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office to issue the correction directions over articles and social media posts made on Oct 12 and 13.
These had falsely stated that a woman who had fallen off a building in Yishun and died on Oct 12 was a Filipino migrant domestic worker or a Filipino worker.
The police had then received a call for assistance at Block 874 Yishun Street 81.
A woman was taken unconscious to the hospital and later died.
STATEMENTS ‘FALSE’ AND ‘MISLEADING’
MOM said that the statements by the websites claiming that the deceased was a female domestic worker from the Philippines was “false”. She was a Singaporean.
It added that Gutzy Asia’s article and Facebook posts had linked the death to “urgent concerns about the well-being of domestic workers in Singapore amidst recent similar incidents”, and these statements sparked calls for “greater oversight and reforms to ensure their safety and well-being”.
In response, MOM said that these statements were “misleading” because they suggest that there has been oversight by the Government over migrant domestic workers’ well-being.
“MOM has put in place a suite of measures to support the mental well-being of our migrant domestic workers.
“Since April 2021, MOM officers have started house visits to engage some migrant domestic workers and their employers directly,” the ministry said.
It also said that its officers are trained to look out for indicators of stress and discuss with the employers any issues raised by the workers to MOM, so that they can be adequately addressed.
The ministry, together with the Centre for Domestic Employees under the National Trades Union Congress, has launched three CDEConnect centres, which provide convenience for migrant domestic workers and their employers to walk in and seek advice on employment issues.
MOM said that it also requires first-time employers to attend an orientation programme, which educates them on their responsibilities of care towards their domestic workers.
A mental well-being guide for employers was also published on its website.
“MOM also regularly disseminates electronic mailers to advise and reiterate the key content in the mental well-being guide to employers,” it added.
Gutzy Asia, The Online Citizen Asia and Singapore Eye will be required to carry a correction notice against each of its original post, with a link to MOM’s clarification.
“We advise members of the public not to speculate or spread unverified rumours, or both. The Government takes a serious view of the deliberate communication of malicious falsehoods,” the ministry said.
So very characteristic of the PAP - always exceptionally quick to issue POFMA notices to the kucing kurap peasantry, yet drag its feet while investigating corrupt whales.
MOM just confirmed that the deceased was not a foreign domestic worker....
Female domestic worker falls to her death at Yishun housing estate
In a heart-wrenching incident around 7:10 am on 12 October, a woman is believed to have fallen to her death in the Yishun housing estate.
Although her identity is currently under investigation, initial reports suggest that the deceased was a domestic worker from the Philippines.
Images and videos circulated online depict the individual naked, precariously perched on the parapet of the flat and leaning against a clothes rack.
According to local media reports, the individual purportedly jumped upon spotting the arrival of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
Regrettably, this incident comes on the heels of another similarly tragic event that took place just two weeks prior.
On 29 September, a 29-year-old female domestic worker was found dead outside the kitchen window of a third-floor unit at Block 104, Bukit Batok Central. The incident was promptly reported at approximately 6:20 am.
A troubling video circulated on various social media platforms reveals SCDF personnel on-site, diligently attempting to retrieve the body.
According to the official statement released by SCDF, upon arrival, they discovered a person hanging outside the kitchen window.
The individual was secured with safety ropes and carefully lowered to the second floor, where she was subsequently pronounced dead by an SCDF paramedic.
Gutzy’s sources identified her as an Indonesian domestic worker. The case, currently classified as an unnatural death, is still under investigation.
Although preliminary findings suggest no foul play, police officials are stressing that investigations continue to be underway.
Adding to the melancholy of the event, another domestic worker has come forward claiming that the deceased was denied leave, and her personal items, including her mobile phone, were allegedly held by her employer, restricting her from maintaining contact with her family.
Authorities have yet to provide further updates or insights into these incidents.
These back-to-back tragedies have refocused attention on the crucial conversation surrounding the mental, emotional, and physical welfare of domestic workers residing in Singapore, sparking calls for greater oversight and reforms to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
https://gutzy.asia/2023/10/12/female-domestic-worker-falls-to-her-death-at-yishun-housing-estate/
Apparently she was a Filipino maid; she subsequently jumped and died.
突发新闻，12日早7点10分左右，一名L女于义顺组屋区坠亡，死者身份疑为菲佣，目前案件正在调查阶段
The fuck's she doing up there? Sunbathing?
YISLUM AGAIN
😲😲😲