Asia has thirty years of experience when it comes to sourcing for quality Foreign Domestic Workers (FDW) in Asia. We work closely with our affiliates in the region to put every FDW through a stringent selection process before shortlisting them.

Employers are required to pay a monthly levy of S$265 (normal) or S$120 (concessionary). Levy charges begin on the second day after the FDW arrives in Singapore, inclusive of the day of arrival. Levy payments can only be made via GIRO and the FDW’s Work Permit (WP) will be cancelled if the levy is not duly paid. You can view your levy bills online using the Internet Foreign Worker Levy Billing System with your SingPass.

An employer is eligible for a levy concession for each FDW – of up to two FDWs per household – if he or she fulfills the conditions stipulated by MOM. In general, a household that has a child who is a Singaporean Citizen below 12 years of age or an elderly individual (employer/spouse/parent/parent-in-law/grandparent/gandparent-in-law) who is a Singaporean Citizen aged 65 years and above would qualify for the concession. An employer who has a person with disability in the household would also qualify. Please contact us for further details.

For Filipino FDWs:

• Their command of English are generally good.
• Most of them are Catholics or Christians.
• Generally they require at least a day off per month, although some may work without off days if compensated by a higher salary.

For Indonesian FDWs:

• They speak Bahasa Indonesia, which is quite similar to the Malay language used here in Singapore. Some of them who are college graduates or had worked in Singapore before, so they would be able to speak and understand simple English.
• Most of them are Muslims and do not eat pork. However most of them would not mind handling pork during their course of work if so required.
• Generally they are agreeable to work without off days in lieu of a compensation of salary.

Our FDWs are personally interviewed by our staff and put through a stringent screening process before they are selected for employment in Singapore. The FDWs are first recruited by our provincial recruiters, then transported to our Training Centres. There, only applicants who are considered suitable by the standards set by the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore (MOM) will be shortlisted and interviewed. Applicants must further meet the preliminary physical, mental and attitude requirements set by our agents before they can proceed for the second round selection.

Selected FDWs will then go through the training programmes in the designated training centres for approximately 1 month. Those with undesirable work attitudes and poor learning capabilities will then be disqualified. Essentially, only good candidates are finally offered a job in Singapore.

Yes. At Asia, we offer webcam and/or telephone interviews for a choice of an FDW who is not in Singapore so as to facilitate the selection. Due to the inaccessibility of some remote centres, prior notice is required for arrangements of such interviews.

We accept cash, Nets and cheque payments.

The employers are required to take care of their FDW medical expenses in Singapore. Therefore, all FDWs need to be covered with adequate insurance. This is compulsory before a work permit is issued by MOM. The new insurance policy requires the FDW to be covered with a minimum sum of S$15,000 per year for hospitalisation claims. The sum is in line with the new hospitalisation subsidy regulation. It is also compulsory for employers to take up a Personal Accident Insurance policy for their FDWs before they can employ him or her. The minimum sum assured should be S$40,000. Nevertheless, we would advise employers to upgrade the FDW insurance policy to an even better coverage to meet higher-than-expected bills arising from the FDW hospitalisation expenses.