Maids were classified as ‘high risk’ because they often work with the elderly, meet in parks on Sundays.
Those wanting to apply for work visas — or renew their current ones — would need to show they had received two doses.“The government has decided not to request mandatory vaccination when helpers renew their contracts,” she said, adding the decision had been made after meetings with officials from the Philippines and Indonesia.
They said domestic workers were “high risk” because they often work with the elderly and meet in parks on Sundays — usually their one day off a week.
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