Maid for business


Jayaweera buys tea leaves, then packsand sells them to international customers. – ST/ANN

She worked as a domestic help in Singapore but thanks to her employer and an NGO that helped hone her skills, a Sri Lankan woman is now a successful entrepreneur.

NILUSHIKA Jayaweera came to Singapore to work as a maid in 2001 and 15 years later, she left as an entrepreneur.

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