Fajar 4NA SS Prelims 2019 QP

Do not open this document till permission is given. This document consists of 6 printed pages including the cover page. FAJAR SECONDARY SCHOOL 2019 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS SECONDARY 4 NORMAL ACADEMIC CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER COMBINED HUMANITIES Paper 1 Social Studies Setter: Ms Zur Amira Aisha Additional Materials: Writing Paper 2120/01 5 August 2019 1 hour 45 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in. Write all answers on the writing paper. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer all parts of Question 2. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total marks for this paper is 50. For Examiner’s Use Section A 35 Section B 15 Total 50 Section A (Source-Based Case Study)

2 Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 Living in a Diverse Society Study the Background Information and the sources carefully , and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. What can you infer about the role o f foreign domestic workers inn Singapore? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. What is the intention of this source? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D. How different are these two sources? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E. Is this source reliable in showing that foreign domestic workers in Singapore are treated unfairly? Explain your answer. [7] (e) How far do the sources in the case study show that the rights of foreign domestic workers in Singapore are protected? [10]

3 Are the rights of foreign domestic workers in Singapore protected? Background Information Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. According to the Ministry of Manpower, at the end of December 2018, there are approximately 1.3 million foreig ners in Singapore’s workforce. A m ajority of these foreign workers work as foreign domestic workers (FDWs) and construction workers. These blue- collared workers are granted work permits, which is for semi -skilled or unskilled foreign workers. There are laws in place protecting their work rights. By law, employers are required to provide foreign domestic workers with three meals a day and these have to be enough for a female engaged in moderate activity. FDWs are also entitled to one weekly rest day, a law which only came into effect in 2013. However, there are cases of employers who break the law and mistreat their FDWs. Local non -governmental organisations like Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) and Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) came about to protect the rights of foreign workers in Singapore. They help to engage and push policy makers to aid foreign workers in n eed. This ensures that even with laws in place, foreign workers are not mistreated and have a point of contact if they require help. Study the following sources to find out whether foreign domestic workers ’ rights are protected in Singapore. Source A: A Singaporean cartoon published in a local newspaper, commenting on the roles of foreign domestic workers. Foreign domestic worker

4 Source B: A statement by the Minister of Manpower (MOM), Ms Josephine Teo, in response to foreign domestic workers being listed on Carousell for sale, published in September 2018. I am deeply disturbed by the recent advertisements marketing foreign domestic workers (FDWS) on online marketing place, Carousell *. Advertising and marketing FDWs in such an undignified manner is not only insensitive, but absolutely unacceptable. FDWs provide caregiving and household services support to many families in Singapore. To many of us, our FDWs are a part of the family. It pains me to think that our FDWs, all of whom are someone’s daughter, sister and possibly even mother, are being marketed in such a manner. My colleagues at the Singapore Ministry of Manpower have worked quickly to establish the identity of the errant ** Employment Agency (EA), and have served a notice of suspension of license on the EA. MOM is now investigating with the view to take prosecution actions against the EA for infringements *** under the Employment Agencies Act. *Carousell: an online marketplace for buying and selling new and secondhand items **errant: straying from the rules ***infringements: the action of breaking the terms of a law, agreement, etc.; violation Source C: Article discussing the rights of foreign domestic workers, published in a local newspaper in December 2018. When her employers took off on a recent vacation, they left half a can of luncheon meat, some dumplings, eggs, noodles and onions for Paulene, a 28 -year-old foreign domestic worker (FDW) from the Philippines. Paulene said she was also given S$20 for the week they were gone. The money, however, was also for gr oceries for her employers' daughter, who did not travel with the family. “Her daughter came home one of the evenings and she wanted me to buy food. I bought grapes, fish and vegetables. That left S$9 for three days,” said Paulene. She said that as long she has rice she can cope, but added that sometimes she has had to use her own money to buy enough food. Source D: Article sharing what happens during weekly rest days for foreign domestic workers, published in July 2018 in an international newspaper. Hani is a 32 -year-old Indonesian foreign domestic worker who has been living in Singapore for seven years. On her weekly rest day, Hani takes a course run by Aidha, a non-governmental organisation that provides training programmes in financial literacy and self-development skills. Classes at Aidha are held on alternate Sundays and cost S$200 for a six-month course. Self-supporting helpers receive a discounted rate of S$150 for the course. Hani’s employer supports her study by paying the fees for her. “I got bo red just hanging out with friends and not doing anything on Sundays,” she says. “This way, I have a chance to better myself and maybe start my own small business when I go back to Indonesia.”

5 Source E: Extract from a research report ‘Behind Closed Doors: Forced Labour in the Domestic Work Sector’ . It was authored by Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME), a Singapore charity group that aims to protect the rights of foreign domestic workers , and Liberty Shared, a Hong Kong-based anti -human trafficking organisation. This table shows the statistics over a 12 -month period of FDWs who come to HOME for help, published in January 2019. Copyright Acknowledgements: BG Info: https://www.mom.gov.sg/documents -and-publications/foreign-workforce-numbers Source A: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/domestic -workers-not-given-enough-to-eat-when-employers-away- 11016844 Source B: https://www.facebook.com/Josephine.LM.Teo/posts/2190438804363736?comment_id=2202988953108721&comment _tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Source C: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/domestic -workers-not-given-enough-to-eat-when-employers-away- 11016844 Source D: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2155193/singapore -domestic-helpers-day-park-rankles-some-residents-who- complain Source E: Statistics, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a12725612abd96b9c737354/t/5c3d7b534fa51aa111983e4a/154753 3156689/FINAL+Forced+Labour+Report+V8.pdf

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