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

• In Pictures: Living the low-income life 

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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

• Sam's story: Helping an exhausted working mom with the chores
• Ben's version: I'm going to stay in school and study hard

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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

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First in the series

The great experiment begins1

Jan learns surprisingly intimate things about her employers — and hard lessons about life at minimum wage. 01/04/06 12:34 AM 1

1. Former PM Juppe voted out1

   Steps down from powerful energy and environment portfolio 17/06/07 6:22 PM 1

2. France's Segolene Royal loses more than election4

   Relationship between Royal and Socialist party leader François Hollande, who have four children but never married, on the rocks, French media report 17/06/07 6:22 PM 4