Centre for Domestic Employees - CDE

02/06/2026

𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻: 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗵𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮 🧽🪟

Membersihkan jendela di luar rumah bertingkat tinggi berisiko.

Jika Anda perlu membersihkan jendela, perhatikan hal-hal yang boleh dan tidak boleh dilakukan demi keselamatan Anda:
✅ Majikan Anda atau orang dewasa lain harus hadir untuk mengawasi
✅ Jendela harus memiliki jeruji dan harus dalam keadaan terkunci
✅ Gunakan alat pembersih dengan gagang panjang atau yang dapat diperpanjang
❌ Jangan berdiri di atas kursi, bangku, atau platform yang lebih tinggi
❌ Jangan membersihkan bagian luar jendela jika tidak ada jeruji
❌ Jangan memanjat ke ambang jendela

Keselamatan Anda penting. Mohon ikuti langkah-langkah ini dan bagikan kepada orang lain! 💙

30/05/2026

Wishing our Buddhist sisters and brothers a peaceful and meaningful Vesak Day. 🪷

May this day bring you renewed strength.
As we honour the spirit of compassion, kindness and mindfulness, let us continue to care for one another and build a more understanding and supportive community for all.✨

28/05/2026

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱.

She came from Myanmar to Singapore to support her family.
But a workplace accident changed her life forever.

Migrant domestic worker (MDW) Su Su Mar was illegally deployed to work at a food stall owned by her employer’s father. While operating equipment she had never been trained to use, she suffered a devastating accident that severed four fingers on her right hand.

Behind stories like Su Su Mar’s are many other MDWs facing hardship silently — workplace injuries, emotional distress, unpaid salaries, or difficult living conditions — often with nowhere to turn for help.

This is why the Domestic Employees Welfare Fund ( ) matters.

Your support can help provide urgent assistance, care, and support to migrant domestic workers during times of crisis and vulnerability.

💛 Be the help they may never ask for.
👉 Support DEWF today: https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/every-domestic-worker-deserves-a-helping-hand-support-dewf052026

EVERY domestic worker deserves protection, dignity, and hope.

We were saddened about migrant domestic worker’s Su Su Mar’s severe injury to her right hand when she first came to us.

As reported in this news report https://bit.ly/3lj4EJa she was illegally deployed to perform work for a food stall owned by her employer’s father, during which she accidentally severed four of her fingers on her right hand because she was not advised on how to safely operate the appliance.

Su Su Mar suffered a lot physically, emotionally and mentally. During her stay with us, we constantly checked in on her emotional well-being. When she expressed her wish to get legal representation, we roped in our partner Law Society Pro Bono Services to find her a pro-bono lawyer. Through our frequent discussions with the lawyer and coordination with the authorities, Su Su Mar was able to obtain a fair sum of compensation for the injury sustained.

Our strategic partner The Salvation Army Singapore helped to encourage her to use her left hand to write and carry out some functional tasks, and also conducted lessons for her to pick up basic English together with our shelter residents.

Our charity arm - the Domestic Employees Welfare Fund ( ) provided her with an ex-gratia amount and customised a prosthetic hand for her so that she could resume some functionality in her daily activities. Su Su Mar was grateful for our assistance through this difficult time. We wish her all the best in her future.

To support our domestic workers in Singapore facing distressed situations and who may need humanitarian assistance or upskilling opportunities, we appeal to your generosity to donate to our charity, the Domestic Employees Welfare Fund.
You can find more details at https://www.cde.org.sg/.../domesticemployeeswelfarefund. Donations can be made via cheque, PayNow or on Giving.sg (https://www.giving.sg/domestic-employees-welfare-fund)

If you are a domestic worker facing a similar situation of being asked to perform work in an address that is not on your work permit or for your employer’s business, please call our 24-hour helpline 1800 2255 233 (1800-CALL-CDE) for advice and assistance. Remember, you are not alone and help will reach you.

26/05/2026

𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗷𝗶! 🌙✨

May this season bring peace, reflection, and renewal to you and your loved ones.

25/05/2026

𝗣𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁. 🌿

Take a break from the rush and join our Yoga Wellness (Mind & Mat) Workshop — designed for both beginners and experienced participants.

Relax your body, clear your mind, and leave feeling lighter.

🗓 7 June 2026
⏰ 10am–1pm
📍 One Marina Boulevard, Level 7, Room 701
✨ In partnership with LISHA
🎁 Free yoga mat + light refreshments
🎟 Limited slots available

👉 Register now: https://forms.office.com/r/QwskjFRJmD

*Workshop is free.

Slots will be confirmed via WhatsApp one week before 7 June.

20/05/2026

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

A group of migrant domestic workers (MDWs) came together for a creative beading class, where they learned new skills and created their own beading pieces.

Beyond the craft, the session offered space to unwind, share conversations, and enjoy moments of laughter together.

We are grateful to all the MDWs who participated and helped create such a lively and supportive environment. 💙

19/05/2026

2 days ago, we shared the story of Hellina. Today, we share the story of our other May Day Award recipient, Rhealyn. Read her story below ⬇️

For 8 years, Rhealyn Nudalo has been volunteering with CDE, dedicating her time and voice to supporting and encouraging fellow MDWs. Through her journey, she realised that volunteering is not only about helping others — it is also about inspiring others to step forward and discover their own strength and potential.

Rhealyn shared that one of the most meaningful parts of her experience has been knowing that her voice is heard. Although she felt overwhelmed at times, she also felt deeply happy and encouraged, knowing that her experiences and perspectives mattered. That sense of belonging and empowerment motivated her to continue contributing to the community around her.

Through upskilling opportunities and volunteering experiences, Rhealyn gained confidence in herself and her abilities. These experiences encouraged her to dream bigger, including her aspiration to form a support group for fellow MDWs who may be silently struggling and in need of encouragement, guidance, or simply someone who understands them.

Her story is a reminder that empowerment grows when people support one another and create safe spaces for others to speak up. By sharing her journey openly and wholeheartedly, Rhealyn continues to inspire many around her to believe that their voices matter and that no one should have to face challenges alone. ✨

18/05/2026

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲.

🌟𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗲! 🌟
Are you working with Mandarin-speaking employers and want to improve communication? Here's your chance!

📚Basic Mandarin Beginners Batch 2
🗓️Dates: 14 June, 28 June, 12 July, 26 July, 09 August, 23 August and 13 September (exam)
💻 Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/MspFt69mmi
🔔 Registration closes on 27 May 2026
(If registrations exceed capacity, the sign-up form may close earlier than expected.)

*This course is taught by a Burmese volunteer.
Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, this course is designed specifically for Burmese migrant domestic workers.
Let’s break language barriers and build stronger connections. Sign up today!

🌟 တရုတ်စကားကို လွယ်လွယ်ကူကူ လေ့လာကြစို့! 🌟
တရုတ်စကားပြောတဲ့ အလုပ်ရှင်တွေနဲ့ အလုပ်လုပ်နေရလို့ ဆက်သွယ်ပြောဆိုရ အဆင်ပြေအောင် ကြိုးစားချင်ပါသလား? ဒါဆိုရင်တော့ ဒါဟာ သင့်အတွက် အခွင့်အရေးပါပဲ။

📚 အခြေခံတရုတ်စကားပြောသင်တန်း (Batch 2)
🗓️ သင်တန်းရက်များ -
ဇွန်လ (၁၄) ရက်၊ ဇွန်လ (၂၈) ရက်
ဇူလိုင်လ (၁၂) ရက်၊ ဇူလိုင်လ (၂၆) ရက်
သြဂုတ်လ (၉) ရက်၊ သြဂုတ်လ (၂၃) ရက်
စက်တင်ဘာလ (၁၃) ရက် (စာမေးပွဲဖြေဆိုမည့်ရက်)
💻 စာရင်းပေးသွင်းရန် - https://forms.office.com/r/MspFt69mmi
🔔 မှတ်ပုံတင် ပိတ်ရက် - မေလ ၂၇ ရက်၊ ၂၀၂၆ ခုနှစ်
(စာရင်းပေးသွင်းသူဦးရေ သတ်မှတ်ထားသော လူဦးရေထက် ကျော်လွန်ပါက၊ စာရင်းပေးသွင်းဖောင်ကို မျှော်မှန်းထားသည့်အချိန်ထက် စောစီးစွာ ပိတ်သွားနိုင်ပါသည်။)

ဤသင်တန်းကို မြန်မာစေတနာ့ဝန်ထမ်းတစ်ဦးကိုယ်တိုင် သင်ကြားပြသပေးမှာ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

သင်ဟာ အခြေခံကစပြီး လေ့လာမယ့်သူပဲဖြစ်ဖြစ်၊ ရှိပြီးသားအရည်အချင်းကို ပိုကောင်းအောင် လုပ်ချင်တာပဲဖြစ်ဖြစ်၊ ဒီသင်တန်းက မြန်မာအိမ်မှူအကူ ညီမလေးတွေအတွက် အထူးရည်ရွယ်ပြီး ပြင်ဆင်ထားတာပါ။

17/05/2026

Just last week, we had May Day Awards 2026. One of the winners is Hellina, and below is her story ⬇️

For the past 7 years, Hellina has dedicated her time as a CDE volunteer, using crocheting not only as a skill to teach, but also as a way to encourage and empower fellow MDWs. What began as teaching simple stitches became an opportunity to build confidence, patience, and connection among the women she guided.

Hellina shared that teaching was not always easy. It required patience, understanding, and constant encouragement, especially when helping learners through the more difficult steps. Yet, she continued guiding them patiently until they succeeded. For her, the most rewarding moment was seeing their sense of accomplishment and the smiles on their faces when they realised they were capable of creating something with their own hands.

Beyond volunteering, Hellina’s own journey has also been one of growth and self-discovery. Through courses offered by CDE, including public speaking and caregiving, she found herself becoming more confident and more willing to step out of her comfort zone. Volunteering became more than just giving back — it became a space where she, too, could learn, grow, and believe in her own abilities.
Hellina’s story reminds us that empowerment often begins with small acts of kindness and patience. By sharing her skills and uplifting others, she continues to inspire fellow MDWs to believe in themselves and take their own first steps forward. ✨

14/05/2026

❤️ 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗗𝗪 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 💛

Sisters Rhealyn Nudalo and Hellina , together with Silver Ribbon (Singapore) [SRS], represented by Ms Porsche Poh, were honoured with the Partner of the Labour Movement Award at the NTUC May Day Awards 2026 on 13 May 2026.

Through their collaboration with the Centre for Domestic Employees - CDE, SRS has been supporting the mental well-being of Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) 💛 creating safe spaces where individuals can feel heard, supported and cared for.
Their work goes beyond programmes. It is about compassion, understanding, and walking alongside MDWs through life’s challenges, reminding them that they are not alone.

We are deeply grateful for their dedication and partnership. This well-deserved recognition reflects the positive impact they continue to make in the lives of many.

✨ Congratulations once again, and thank you for inspiring real change through your care and advocacy. Stay tuned for their stories!