Do they have the right?
A recent topic debated in a famous local internet forum suggests that sponsors must enforce a dress code over their maids!!!
I was surprised (and disgusted) to find out that nearly all posters thought that maids should not wear a jeans, must follow strictly the Islamic dress code or wear a maids uniform!!!
Not once did any member of my family questioned any of our household employees about their dress choices. That’s why I find it odd to read such comments from others.
Do they have a right of enforcing this? What do you guys think?
s_isale ..let her wear a decent uniform and print "housemaid" on the rear , howz that?
Exactly…that’s my point
jpa & s_isale.....its just a debate. Nothing wrong in it.
why should others be bothered about what my maid wears so long as it is decent and follows the rules?
People have nothing else to do other than to look for faults of others
why do you think that?
care to elaborate?
genesis, do you have the right to interfere in the private lives of others?
Rights are decided by them genesis.. in saudia all expat residents and their family has to wear abaya I guess.
In this case , they should respect the culture and wear decent outfits , making them wear a uniform at home is also fine, taking them out in the public in uniform is just ridiculous... Why ?? they wana let the general public know "she is my maid"???
May be the debaters had some unpleasant experiences with their maids wearing such dresses (call them not so modest, in their opinion)at home...:)
Then I'am sure you'll not hire someone who dresses like that in the first place.
my comment was in response to genesis:
In fact the thread's title is “Maids dress code reflects the morals of their sponsors”
Psycho, nobody says that every woman who wears a halter top and a mini skirt is a hooker, however I still wouldn't want my maid walking around my husband or teenage sons dressed like that.
If you look at it from a purely employee/employer standpoint I suppose you could "judge" an employer by how their maids dress (whether you can make moral judgments is taking it a bit far) but I know I tend to think better of the people who allow their maids to dress in jeans & t-shirts and what they want then those who make their maids dress up in those horrid uniforms. (But I think the same of corporations who do the same).
It is all about agreement, the sponser should say this to the maid office in order to avoid conflict.
Then sure the maid office will look for something that suits his needs.
Forcing should not be there.
It also depends on your luck as you can get a maid and give her dress to wear and she will not refuse, or she will refuse and make big issue out of this.
Things must be explained from the begining.
I agree with that, genesis
Many women are dressed (for malls) in Jeans under their "half" abaya or fluffy dress (galabia-like). So they need to practice what they preach.
Honestly, I have not seen an indecent domestic helper ever in Qatar, while on duty.
not everyone who wears a minishirt or tanktop is a hooker.
dress has nothing to do with moral issues.
In fact the thread's title is “Maids dress code reflects the morals of their sponsors”
Most debaters not only speak of their own domestic helpers. But criticize those who allow their maids to wear jeans to the malls, moreover question their morals!!!
To be honest getting them to wear a uniform while working is well within their rights as an employer. Lord knows I've had to wear a couple of uniforms in my time and it didn't bother me. As long as they let them dress how they want in their time off, what they wear on the clock in the employers decision.
If an employer is so "keen" on forcing their house assistants to dress "Islamic" (btw, Jeans is NOT un-Islamic), they should've recruited Muslim force in the first place. No brainer, I guess.
I would still side with modesty.
They can tell them to dress modestly and in some particular uniform if there are some guests coming over.
Yes, an employer is entitled to guide their domestic assistants to dress "generally" decent.
I consider wearing pants as being very decent, safer, and a whole lot better than dresses and skirts. But that's a personal preference.
I always find it quite disgusting seeing those maids in the uniforms. They look like prisoners. I've never enforced any dress code on my domestic help either...of course she also understand how to dress up modestly.
I can understand asking them to dress modestly in a Muslim household (i.e no crop tops & mini skirts) and even a uniform if you're holding a fancy dinner and need them to serve, but for just everyday fluffing around the house & caring for the kids, let them wear what's comfortable.
This is very bad news. Being maid is not being a slave. They have the right to wear what they want,how they want,when they want! It is absolutely wrong.