The Migrant Wife Callers of Singapore (Write the Wrongs - episode 22)

Migrant wives are in great distress in Singapore. There is a lack of journalistic publications on the matter of family violence experienced by migrant women in Singapore which is why the issue needs to be discussed. The lack of awareness directly exacerbates the problem that migrant women face because some Singaporean men use this to their advantage to continually abuse their migrant wives without intervention from legal authorities. There are certain procedures and requirements that have to be fulfilled before a migrant worker can become a citizen or permanent resident after being married to a Singapore spouse.Typically, the person that has to petition for their migrant wife would be the Singaporean spouse.This imbalanced power dynamic can lead to abuse.