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14 batang biktima ng illegal recruitment, nasagip sa Jeddah

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 01:11 AM

Sa Jeddah, 14 na namasukang domestic helper ang nasa pangangalaga ng Bahay Kalinga. Read more »

Abused Hong Kong maid Erwiana 'rises again'

Agus Purwanto, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 01:29 PM

Four years after her horrific ordeal made global headlines, Indonesian Erwiana Sulistyaningsih is a university graduate and fighting for the rights of domestic helpers in the southern Chinese city and beyond. Read more »

'Illegal recruiter', huli sa entrapment sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 03:15 AM

Huli naman sa entrapment operation ang isang dating empleyado ng nagsarang recruitment agency. Read more »

Anger at Singapore ads offering Indonesian maids for sale

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 04:44 PM

Singapore is home to almost 250,000 maids, mostly from poor parts of Indonesia or the Philippines, who head to the wealthy city-state to earn higher salaries than they can back home. Read more »

OFW reported missing in Kuwait for 18 months: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 24 04:51 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is searching for a Filipina domestic worker who has been missing in Kuwait for 18 months. Read more »

'Repatriation ng OFWs, nakaapekto sa mabagal na pasok ng cash remittances'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 09:47 PM

Naitala sa unang anim na buwan ng taon ang mas mabagal na pagpasok ng cash remittances sa bansa. Read more »

Gov't eyes training for domestic helpers, 'performance bond' for employers in Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:37 PM

The government is planning to provide skills training for house helpers and set up a "performance bond" scheme for employers in Kuwait, officials said Wednesday.    Read more »

Bello: Panuntunan sa pag-alis ng mga domestic helper papuntang Kuwait, lalabas sa susunod na linggo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 08:38 PM

MANILA - Lalabas na sa susunod na linggo ang mga panuntunan para muling makabiyahe patungong Kuwait ang mga nais magtrabaho bilang domestic worker, ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Read more »

Mga OFW na apektado ng ban sa Kuwait, planong ipadala sa Japan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 02:00 AM

Plano namang ipadala sa Japan ang mga domestic helper na apektado ng ban sa Kuwait. Read more »

Labor chief open to partial lifting of Kuwait deployment ban

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 05:17 PM

The deployment ban for domestic workers, however, is unlikely to be lifted anytime soon. Read more »

Witness denies report HK woman was bitten by Filipino helper's dog

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 08:41 PM

The original uploader of a viral video showing a Chinese woman verbally abusing a Filipino domestic helper has denied a report that the Chinese got mad because she was bitten by the domestic helper's dog.  Read more »

PH, Kuwait agree on draft deal for OFW protection

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 09:26 PM

The Philippines and Kuwait have concurred on a draft deal for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) after initially disagreeing, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »

PH, Kuwait fail to agree on draft deal for OFW protection

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 09:27 PM

The Philippines and Kuwait have failed to agree on a draft deal for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »

'You are just a helper!' Video of local woman shouting at Filipino domestic helper goes viral

Coconuts Hong Kong
Updated as of Mar 16 04:39 PM

HONG KONG - A local woman has been filmed unleashing a torrent of verbal abuse at a domestic helper, shouting at her to "go back to the Philippines" during a five-minute tirade at a park in Hong Kong yesterday. Read more »

Lawmaker urges government to forge OFW protection deal with Kuwait

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 06:21 PM

ACTS OFW party-list Rep. John Bertiz said a bilateral agreement would be more binding and could provide better protection, particularly for Filipino domestic workers.   Read more »

Missing Filipina found safe in Saudi Arabia

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 04:33 AM

A Filipina domestic helper, who was earlier reported in a comatose state at a hospital in Kuwait, was found safe and well in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, government officials said early Thursday morning.  Read more »

'Kafala' system for Middle East OFWs must stop: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 03:52 PM

The government should not allow Filipinos to find work in the Middle East under the "kafala" or sponsorship system, which leaves them vulnerable to abuse, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

Tragic homecoming for slain Ilongga after years of working overseas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 07:40 PM

The remains of the Filipina domestic helper found stuffed in a freezer in Kuwait arrived in her hometown of Sara, Iloilo Sunday afternoon. Read more »

Body of OFW found in freezer in Kuwait arrives in Iloilo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 10:39 AM

The remains of the Filipina domestic helper found in a freezer at an abandoned apartment in Kuwait arrived in Iloilo early Saturday, as her grieving family and community called for justice.    Read more »

Not to Kuwait

Maverick Pesigan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 05:18 PM

The Duterte government has banned the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (new hires only) to Kuwait after news of domestic helper Joanna Demafelis' brutal killing in the Gulf State surfaced. Read more »