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Many people have this experience - whenever the subject of domestic helpers is raised, the conversation heats up.self storage Having a stranger living under the same roof is a major decision for many families. A great deal of adjustments must be made to the way of life that a family is accustomed to. If there wasn't a genuine need, a family's last wish would be to bring into the household someone they have met only once on video. The same goes for the helpers, who come a long way from home to earn a living here. It's a gamble for both sides. Yesterday, a judge jailed a couple - dubbed "Mr and Mrs Evil" by protesters outside the district court - for their relentless attacks on their Indonesian helper over a two-year period. The case was widely discussed during the trial, with accusations that included the 30-year-old maid, Kartika Puspitasari, being scalded with an iron, beaten with a bicycle chain, left without food and water, tied to a chair, and even forced to wear a diaper with no underwear. It was the most bizarre case in recent memory. The judge sentenced the 41-year-old wife to 5 years in jail, and her 42-year-old husband to three years and three months. The sentences were heavy, reflecting the severity of the case. It's clear the judge was adamant that justice be served. However, this case shouldn't be taken as evidence that abuse of this degree is common. Most incidents involving helpers and employers are petty. It isn't uncommon to he迷你倉r of the elderly pinching a maid. I'm not sure whether this stems from the elderly still being influenced by the old master- servant tradition. There are also complaints of face-slapping. Right now, what a helper can do is complain to the recruitment agents or to police. The possible outcome is the complaint is either ducked by the agent, or dealt with heavily by police. There is currently no middle ground to handle the complaints. It's simply not right - there is no excuse for the government to say that little can be done. Why can't a middle-of- the-road mechanism be created to smooth the process? Voluntary groups assisting the helper have been exploiting the case and its public attention to demand policy changes - such as scrapping the live-in requirement that effectively forces maids to work 24 hours a day, as well as the rule that helpers must leave the SAR two weeks after their contracts end. It's understandable. Perhaps, it's also the wish of some employers that the helpers don't need to live with them. But would this be feasible? Who's going to pay for alternative accommodation? Rents are very expensive. Even a studio flat with the basic necessities would run a few thousand dollars a month. Can an ordinary family afford this on top of the helper's salary and other benefits? I doubt it. The employer-helper relationship is far too complicated to be handled with simplicity. In the end, it requires compromises on both sides. 文件倉