Oh, I see the similarity. One guy asks a maid to carry something, and when it becomes common knowledge he apologizes and expresses remorse for his action. He has admitted it was wrong, although in no way illegal, to ask his maid to carry his bag for him.
The other story, about a man accused, by a court of law, of supplying false documents to Immigrations and Customs agents and felony charges, illegally withholding a passport, coercing the maid to sign false documents, and forcing her to work 7 days a week, sometimes until midnight. His passport has been confiscated, he has been released with $10k surety pending a court hearing, and he may face jail time and substantial fines. He has denied any wrong doing.
The reason the Singapore maid story is news at all, is because in some parts of the world, asking your maid to carry around a heavy bag is considered wrong and contemptible. Whereas in the Gulf, local culture sees nothing ethically wrong with making a maid work 7 days a week, long hours per day, with limitations on her liberty.
Some countries have a different (or should I say actual) understanding of morals and ethics.
Oh, I see the similarity. One guy asks a maid to carry something, and when it becomes common knowledge he apologizes and expresses remorse for his action. He has admitted it was wrong, although in no way illegal, to ask his maid to carry his bag for him.
The other story, about a man accused, by a court of law, of supplying false documents to Immigrations and Customs agents and felony charges, illegally withholding a passport, coercing the maid to sign false documents, and forcing her to work 7 days a week, sometimes until midnight. His passport has been confiscated, he has been released with $10k surety pending a court hearing, and he may face jail time and substantial fines. He has denied any wrong doing.
The reason the Singapore maid story is news at all, is because in some parts of the world, asking your maid to carry around a heavy bag is considered wrong and contemptible. Whereas in the Gulf, local culture sees nothing ethically wrong with making a maid work 7 days a week, long hours per day, with limitations on her liberty.
Some countries have a different (or should I say actual) understanding of morals and ethics.