I've never understood why Singaporean needed maids in the 1st place.
Let's see, they look after the grand parents, take & fetch children to/from school, walk the dog, wash, cook, clean for the family, wash the car, meet family members at the bus stop with an umbrella when it rains, help NS guys with their back packs, punching bags for stressed out parents,.....etc
Children in Spore spend more time with their maids than their parents
Without the maids, many parents wouldn't be able to pursue the Spore dream of acquiring material wealth