Old Raffles Girls' School turns into new hangout for maids
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SINGAPORE - The former Raffles Girls' School at 20 Anderson Road is now being used as an alternative gathering site for foreign domestic workers (FDWs). Amphitheatre @ 20 Anderson Road has been open since Feb 21 and will remain open for FDWs to use every SunOld Raffles Girls' School turns into new hangout for maids
SINGAPORE - The former Raffles Girls' School at 20 Anderson Road is now being used as an alternative gathering site for foreign domestic workers (FDWs). Amphitheatre @ 20 Anderson Road has been open since Feb 21 and will remain open for FDWs to use every Sunday till the end of June. It aims to be a safe space that will provide services and activities for FDWs while adhering to safe management measures amid Covid-19. The Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) worked with government agencies such as the Ministry of Manpower for the initiative. Minister of State for Manpower Gan Siow Huang took a tour of the site on Sunday afternoon (March 7) and said the initiative was still in its pilot phase but more sites were already being looked at to take it further. «We've been planning together with CDE for several months to provide additional safe gathering places for foreign domestic workers,» she said. «Because of the pandemic, several of the usual hangouts for the foreign domestic workers on their rest days have been affected and also are subject to safe distancing measures.» Read more