{
  "id": 13024246,
  "title": "‘Why do I need a logbook?’: Singapore maid stressed over daily task and expense records despite CCTV",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/why-do-i-need-a-logbook-singapore-maid-stressed-over-daily-task-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:14:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/why-do-i-need-a-logbook-singapore-maid-stressed-over-daily-task-and-expense-records-despite-cctv"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: A domestic helper took to social media to ask whether it's normal for employers to keep helpers under constant CCTV surveillance while also demanding detailed records of their daily work and spending. In a Wednesday (Oct 7) post in the Facebook group SINGAPORE TRANSFER (No Fees/SD), DIRECT HIRE & NEW HELPER, the helper, who had been with her current employer for about eight months,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}