Do maids have to wear a uniform?

[EL Chicane]

Malimit akong mapadaan sa Alabang Town Center, and i noticed that many families (Pinoy sila) who go to ATC (presumably sa Ayala Alabang sila nakatira) kilala mo kagad kung sino dun ang maid or yaya -- they are wearing obvious maid uniform.

Do they really have to wear maid uniforms -- in public??? I find it discriminating. Para tuloy master and slave ang dating.

[ghosthunter]

depends on the preference of the husband/wife.

[kyle618]

well it depends... i remember my sister telling me that one of the reasons why some people give uniforms to maids so that when guests come to their house... hindi sila mapagkamalang maid or something. quite funny. sa amin hindi na naka uniform.

[Ito_Citytoto]

yeah parang discriminating nga yun.. kulang na lang pagsuotin mo ng t-shirt na may print na MAID in bold letters. bakit pati sa public?? so bad... but that's just my opinion.

pero depende talaga sa mag-asawa yan o sa agency na pinanggalingan nung household helper.. kung wala naman siyang matinong damit, pede mo naman ibili ng damit other than the uniform diba?

[Flagg]

Do they really have to wear maid uniforms -- in public??? I find it discriminating. Para tuloy master and slave ang dating.

That's cuz they're working.

[falken]

I find it discriminatory and degrading, we're all human beings. The only difference is we were lucky enough to be born into families or an environment that provided us with opportunities. Whereas they were born to families or places where there's not a single opportunity to improve their lot in life.

[Elroi]

basta ganito itsura at uniform ng maid namin payag ako..



kidding aside, di na siguro kailangan uniform lalo na sa labas ng bahay... mga nakita ko yaya ng bata, kahawig ng nurse's uniform na all white ang suot.. yun pwede pa.. but not the typical maid outfit..

[Babnoy]

Obviously gusto lang magyabang sa public na meron silang YAYA/MAID!

Ganito naman talaga ang mga Pinoy who belongs to the upper class and those "rich kuno" or "rich wannabee"...They want to flaunt what they have, e di naman nakaka-impress!

[the_wildthing]

Whatever the employer asks them to wear as long as they are treated like human beings and employed as such, it shouldn't be a problem. It's the same thing as some big company asking employees to wear a uniform.

It is the same story with security guards. As long as the uniform is appropriate, I see no problem.

[CaRGirL]

before, my mom wanted our helper to wear the all white uniform when we are going out, para daw malinis tignan.

lately, ang mga helper namin naka-casual attire na lang paglumalabas kami, wala lang, napagod din siguro mom ko na magpatahi ng uniform.

one time i told her, buti na lang walang uniform yung helper namin, sabi nya, kung pwede nga lang daw sya magpagawa, magpapagawa sya, mas gusto daw nya nakauniform yung helper e. sabi ko naman, wag na, para naman masyadong sinasabi na maid sya e.

[oldblue]

baka nga agency parang sikyu at driver naka-uniform din kahit pang residential lang

[squala]

Kung meron lang sigurong formal affair sa bahay, para maayos. Elsewhere, decent civilian attire will suffice.

[moneywhiz]

i agree to most of the members here who find it discriminatory and degrading......

i once attended a birthday party and i saw my married friend with her husband (late 20's sila) with their 3 y/o child together with 2 maids in white uniform......i asked my friend bakit kailangan 2 maids dalhin tapos with white uniform pa.....sabi niya "kasi para malinis silang tingnan"......putsang buhay ito! di na ako nakapag pigil sabay sabi ko "malinis tingnan???? di naman nila kailangan mag white uniform para maging malinis ah!!! malinis na trabaho ang pagiging katulong.....kayo nga ng asawa mo di nagbabayad ng tax at wala sa minimum wage magbigay ng sweldo eh....dapat nag white uniform din kayo". i went out of the birthday party immediately pero nagsisi ako dahil di pa ako nakakain nung umalis ako hehe!

sa mga tsikoteers na nagpapa suot ng white uniform sa mga maids ninyo: ano ang mararamdaman ninyo kung kayo ang pinapasuot ng white uniform sa public places like malls at restaurants ??

[docpete]

okay lang me uniporme yong katulong,kung kelangan, huwag lang pahiyain at sigawan sa harap ng ibang tao. Iba rin kaya ang kinakain nito sa mga amo.

[BoyFerrari]

Hindi natin pwedeng i-compare ang maid sa security guard in terms of wearing a uniform. Mahirap naman sigurong makakita ka ng taong naka-civilian attire tapos may hawak na shotgun. So mabuti na merong uniform talaga ang security guard para malinaw kaagad na he is authorized to carry a gun.

Hindi mo rin pwedeng i-compare ang maid sa employees ng isang company in terms of wearing a uniform. Employees kasi, they work for "the company". Maids naman, they work "for you". Sinisilbihan ka ng maid. So to emphasize that in public by having the maid wear a uniform, it's like telling other people na meron kang taong binayaran para lang silbihan ka. After all, you will still recognize your maid kahit hindi naka-uniform. So why have her wear a uniform anyway? I think it's the "I own you" mentality of some people when they have the money to pay other people to serve them. It's an expression of power over someone.

[Flagg]

sa mga tsikoteers na nagpapa suot ng white uniform sa mga maids ninyo: ano ang mararamdaman ninyo kung kayo ang pinapasuot ng white uniform sa public places like malls at restaurants ??

Uhh... what do you wear to work?

[badkuk]

para sa kin, pag nasa workplace kayo, dapat lang na me uniform. pero kung sa bahay or labas, anything decent and comfortable to work in should be ok na. the practice of putting maids in uniforms are a bit...elitist to me. tsaka ang impression na makukuha ng tao sa yo e super yaman ka.

ok lang siguro if you throw parties at home, para makita agad ng guests mo kung sino iapproach for help

[Walter]

It's a "security" measure as well as for courtesy for other people (in other countries). So when they go out to public areas, people will identify them as nannies so they won't be able to just run away with the child. In high society, it serves as a courtesy to parties that they attend to. So the host can differentiate the helpers from the guests (if there are many). Imagine the helpers lining up to the buffet table eating caviar or the waiters serving wine to them.

Our helpers don't have uniforms either and that is how we prefer it.

[av8or5]

i had a maid before, she wanted to wear the "maids uniform", i felt more awkward walking with her kasi naka uniform pa sya, kakahiya meron ka kasama maid while shopping at the grocery. early 20's pa ako nun..hehehehe.

so i told her...she has to wear regular clothes if sama sya mag grocery.

[1D4LV]

for us, no need.
my sister, requires her maids to wear uniforms, i dunno the reason.