Singapore window-cleaning curbed after nine maids fall to deaths

Singapore has tightened rules on window cleaning after nine maids fell to their deaths this year from high-rise apartments.

Singapore window-cleaning curbed after nine maids fall to deaths

Singapore has tightened rules on window cleaning after nine maids fell to their deaths this year from high-rise apartments.

The Manpower Ministry said in a statement today that maids are no longer allowed to clean the outside of windows unless they are supervised.

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