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Maid for a month: Goodbye to all that
After a month on the job, Jan Wong says farewell
29/04/06
12:44 AM
Fourth in the series
The 'perfect maid' crumbles
'Maggie' is too good for a system where a person's worth is measured by minimum wage.
22/04/06
12:00 AM
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In Pictures:
Living the low-income life 
Third in the series
Cinder Sam and Benderella
The maid's life may be tough, but Jan Wong soon discovers it's even harder when you factor kids into the equation. At first, she worries about how she'll look after them. But soon, her two "sub-maids" are looking after her.
15/04/06
3:00 AM
Second in the series
Living a minimum-wage existence
I've entered a parallel universe, writes Jan Wong. Most of the maids I'm working with for this month don't drive. Many can't read a map.
08/04/06
4:30 AM
First in the series
The great experiment begins 1
Jan learns surprisingly intimate things about her employers — and hard lessons about life at minimum wage.
01/04/06
12:34 AM
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In pictures
Living the low-income life
It's dirty, repetitive work. And, at the end of the day, it's a struggle to survive on the minimum wage. These images capture the gritty reality.
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