With the internet, there are a great many things you can post online to keep yourself and a circle of social media friends entertained.
But just as there are many things that can be posted, there are also many things that shouldn’t be posted.
Such as bathing an elderly man.
Unfortunately, a foreign domestic worker (FDW) in Singapore learnt this lesson the hard way.
FDW Who Posted Herself Bathing Elderly in TikTok Reportedly Arrested for Voyeurism
On 6 Jan 2021, it was reported that an FDW who filmed herself bathing an elderly and posting it on TikTok was arrested on 3 Jan.
The elderly man who was being bathed seemed unaware of the filming.
The FDW could be seen glancing at the camera from time to time during the minute-long clip.
What Appears On The Internet, Stays On The Internet
The original video in TikTok, which failed to censor the man’s face, appears to have been taken down. It was, however, subsequently reposted to a Facebook group that proffers support for domestic workers in Singapore and their employers.
Following the upload, the domestic worker was hit with a wave of backlash.
Apart from comments that questioned her intelligence, Netizens also stated that she had “crossed [a] line” by posting such a scene on a public account and disrespecting the elderly man’s privacy.
There were also calls for the video to be shared to another Facebook group for employers (of foreign domestic workers), in a bid to alert the woman’s employer.
Son Approached Video Re-Uploader For Footage
According to the netizen who re-uploaded the video, the elderly man’s son had allegedly approached him for the footage.
The son had allegedly wanted the original footage to take action against the helper.
He was also requested to delete the post within the same day.
Previously in April 2018, an Indonesian maid in Hong Kong was jailed for three months after she live-streamed children under her care showering despite being told not to do so.
There was another case in Macau where another maid was arrested because she took photos of her charge while he was showering.
Taken Without Employers’ Knowledge And Permission
According to CNA’s Talking Point series, domestic workers have been found to upload clips of themselves in their employers’ homes to social media platforms such as Tik Tok.
Some of the videos or photos may also include their employer’s children, such as the case in Apr 2020 where a police report was lodged against an FDW in Singapore.
You can watch the documentary here:
At the current moment, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) does not institute firm rules on how employers should handle their helpers’ mobile phone usage.
Such areas of concern, it’s reported, are left to the employer’s own discretion.
Feature Image: Facebook (Amex Chew)
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