About Us

Tang Maid Agency started from a home-based business and through referrals, we gradually evolved.

Tang Maid Agency, starting up by Irene Toh, who has an educational background as a home tutor for more than 20 years before making her midlife career change into the migrant domestic workers (MDWs) industry.

It all started during Covid-19 outbreak when she was made aware of the plight of two Burmese MDWs from a local agency. During the pandemic period, overseas MDWs were not allowed to travel to Singapore and employers could only resort to pay a hefty sum of fee to employ transferred MDWs who were based locally. Through the agency’s recommendation, both MDWs who worked five weeks and nine weeks respectively in Irene’s family were on the residential flight waiting list to fly back home to Myanmar. They were returned to agency by ex-employers due to this reason, agents were informed but they were told to remain silent till work permits were issued. When being confronted, agency brushed off by saying they were unaware of MDWs’ doings and had never taught them to hide from employer. Irene believed she was not the only employer who was caught in this situation.

After paying hefty sum of fee to agency, instead of receiving assistance, she went through weeks of hecticness to resolve issues arose during these 2 employments. With the belief that employers of MDWs in Singapore deserve better assistance and aide from agency; also protecting both employers and domestic helpers’ rights before and after the employment, she decided to create her own agency in hopes that with her past experiences, she will help to benefit her relatives and friends.

She received her agency operator licence from Ministry of Manpower (MOM) after obtaining her Certificate of Employment Intermediaries Key Appointment Holder (CEI KAH) in March 2021 and started to gain traction at the end of September 2021 after obtaining Foreign Domestic Worker Insurance Agency accreditation.

What originally started from helping relatives and friends sourcing for suitable helpers for their homes eventually grew to a home-based agency through recommendations and word of mouth.

What We do

How It Works

Why choose Tang Maid Agency?

We commit to provide sincere personable service, always ready to assist and render advice whenever needed. We look out for both the employer's and the MDW's interests.