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Torture rap filed vs Saudi employer who forced OFW to drink bleach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 05:04 AM

MANILA - Saudi authorities have filed a torture complaint against an employer who allegedly forced an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) to drink household bleach, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.   Read more »

VIRAL: Domestic worker spotted cleaning windows on ledge 24 stories up

By Coconuts Hong Kong
Posted at Jul 11 02:42 PM

Domestic worker groups have called on authorities to strictly enforce local laws, after photos of a domestic worker cleaning the windows outside of what’s estimated to be a 23rd or 24th-floor apartment went viral over the weekend.   Read more »

Scalded by employer: Abused Pinay in Saudi comes home after 4 years

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 01:36 PM

MANILA - A 26-year-old Filipino woman who was doused with boiling water by her employer in Saudi Arabia finally returned to the Philippines Friday. Read more »

Pinay domestic helper, bumida sa pelikula sa Hong Kong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 05:43 PM

Mistulang "big break" para sa 31 anyos na si Minpa Gomez Gervacio ang pagkakapili sa kaniya para bumida sa isang pelikula sa Hong Kong. Read more »

PH to lift Kuwait ban only if OFW protective measures are in place: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 07:54 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday lauded the progress in the negotiations for a bilateral labor agreement with Kuwait. Read more »

Migrant rights advocate thumbs down China as alternative OFW destination

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 05:27 PM

A migrant rights advocate on Monday said she cannot recommend China as a possible alternative market for overseas Filipino workers who can no longer work in Kuwait.  Read more »

Pinoy na nangangamuhan sa ibang bansa, dumadami

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 09:38 PM

Lalo pang tumaas ang bilang ng mga Pinoy na umaalis para magtrabaho bilang household service workers sa ibang bansa pero kasabay nito ang pagdami rin ng mga illegal recruiter. Read more »

Trafficked Filipino maid wins case vs Saudi diplomat

Kieran Guilbert, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Oct 19 12:32 PM

Cherrylyn Reyes went to an employment tribunal in 2011, claiming her former employers, Jarallah Al-Malki and his wife, had subjected her to racial abuse, taken her passport, and paid less than the minimum wage. Read more »

Qatar limits hours, ensures pay for domestic workers

David Harding, Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 23 09:12 PM

Qatar has approved a law limiting domestic staff to a maximum of 10 hours' work a day, the first such protection for thousands of household maids, nannies and cooks in the emirate.   Read more »

Sports buffs bond with home workers in pay-it-forward project

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 10:43 AM

Fifteen Filipinos who came to Singapore as domestic workers nearly won a dragon boat race, highlighting a group's effort to use sports to raise funds or collect equipment for poor schools or athletes in the Philippines.  Read more »

Calls to limit air-con for Hong Kong maids spark anger

Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 11 04:55 PM

HONG KONG - Calls to restrict air conditioning for Hong Kong's domestic maids amid sweltering summer temperatures were dubbed inhumane by rights groups Friday, after a politician suggested helpers should get "used to the hot weather." Read more »

OFWs sa Singapore, dinadaan sa sports ang pagtulong sa iba

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 12:59 PM

Trabaho ang nagtulak kina Jenna Pascua at Nelly Las Pinas para makipagsapalaran sa Singapore. Pero naiibsan daw ang pagka-homesick nila kapag sumasama sila sa mga outreach o volunteer work.  Read more »

Paghahanap sa nawawalang OFW sa Jeddah, sinimulan na

Charles Tabbu, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at Mar 14 06:51 PM

Minamaltrato at hindi raw ito pinapasahod ng kanyang amo kaya raw ito tumakas at hanggang ngayon hindi na nagparamdam. Read more »

Bello to consider MidEast deployment ban if another OFW executed

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 04:24 PM

MANILA – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III has vowed to implement a deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East if another Filipino worker is executed there. Read more »

Bello eyes reshuffle of officers in Kuwait

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 10:43 AM

MANILA – Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III is thinking of ordering a reshuffle of his officers in Kuwait following the lack of coordination and action on cases involving distressed overseas Filipino workers. Read more »

PH embassy knew about OFW's execution a day ahead: advocate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:34 PM

MANILA - An advocate of overseas Filipino workers raised the issue of protocols in handling death row cases after learning that the Philippine embassy knew about the impending execution of domestic worker Jakatia Pawa in Kuwait but failed to inform the family beforehand.   Read more »

Pinay domestic worker executed in Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 04:39 PM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - Domestic worker Jakatia Pawa was executed on Wednesday in Kuwait, despite various efforts by her family and government officials to save her life.  Read more »

Pinoys in California push to make Caregiver Rights permanent law

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 07:58 PM

Filipino caregiver Tetet Naval said she participated in this rally at the state capitol to stand up for the hundreds of domestic workers across California, like her, who are asking for protection in the workplace. Read more »

Pinay domestic helper wins acting citation in US film festival for 'Remittance'

Coconuts Manila
Updated as of Jun 18 03:48 AM

A movie about the difficult circumstances of Filipino domestic helpers, shot in Singapore and featuring real-life maids as actors, this week won awards at the Brooklyn Film Festival, where over 100 films were shown. Read more »

HK court finds Filipina guilty of sexually abusing boy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 04:26 PM

MANILA - A Filipina working as a domestic worker in Hong Kong has been found guilty of sexually abusing her eight-year old ward in 2011. Read more »