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