If you're a domestic maid in Singapore, there's no such thing as the weekend. Since employers are not legally bound to grant days off, the weeks never end.

In the country that officially works the longest hours in the world, where one in six families has domestic help, the legal right to a day off has long seemed unthinkable for maids.

However, a government minister's suggestion that a mandatory rest day could minimize stress has reignited a long-standing debate in Singapore over workers' rights.

Halimah Yacob, Singapore's minister for community development, health and sports, says domestic workers need one day a week to "rest and recuperate". The government has said it is "studying the suggestion". -The Guardian

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Edited by Jamie L.