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Tortured domestic worker seeks compensation in HK

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 03:27 AM

Hong Kong is home to around 340,000 migrant domestic workers, mainly women from Indonesia and the Philippines. Read more »

Barrister says HK domestic worker telling 'pack of lies' about rape

Brian Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 12 12:09 PM

A domestic worker testifying in court against a Hong Kong couple for allegedly conspiring to rape her had been telling “a pack of lies”, a defense lawyer argued on Thursday. Read more »

She ditched her journalist dreams to be a DH in Singapore

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jul 24 11:54 AM

After 33 years of working as a domestic helper, Janet Peremme says she wouldn’t have it any other way Read more »

OFW sa Saudi Arabia humihingi ng saklolo dahil sa pang-aabuso ng amo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 09:07 PM

Pangmamaltrato ang kaniyang dinanas sa kamay ng mga amo. Read more »

Virus wave deepens grim conditions for Hong Kong domestic workers

Nioucha Zakavati, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 06:02 PM

Janice Obiang stifled sobs as she packed goods to send to the Philippines, gifts for loved ones she hasn't seen in years as life for domestic workers in virus-hit Hong Kong goes from bad to worse. Read more »

Pinay domestic worker takes HK employer to court

Brian Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 13 05:07 AM

Eden Gumba Pales was forced to toil for long hours and was attacked when she failed in her duties, West Kowloon Court heard on Monday. Read more »

OFW sa Dubai hindi pinauwi kahit tapos na ang kontrata

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 11:58 AM

Humingi ng tulong sa gobyerno ang isang Filipino domestic worker sa Dubai na makauwi na sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Ilang OFW nabulaga na di kinilala sa Hong Kong ang vaccine cards ng Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 08:43 PM

Problemado ang ilang manggagawang Pinoy dahil hindi kinikilala ng Hong Kong ang vaccine cards mula sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Singaporean woman jailed 30 years for torturing, killing maid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 03:56 PM

A Singaporean woman who starved, assaulted and ultimately killed her domestic worker was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, with the judge describing the case as "among the worst types of culpable homicide". Read more »

Hong Kong domestic workers queue up outside testing centers

Kathleen Magramo, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 17 01:37 PM

Some dress in red after a group urged workers to wear the color as a sign of protest over the requirement for another test. Domestic helpers had nine days to comply with the first screening order, but this time have about two weeks. Read more »

Domestic workers alarmed by compulsory Hong Kong vaccine plan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 10:28 PM

Hong Kong migrant worker groups on Saturday criticized plans to make coronavirus vaccines compulsory for all foreign domestic helpers, labeling the move "discriminatory and unjust". Read more »

OFW in Hong Kong who lost job after cancer diagnosis passes away

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 01:23 PM

A Filipina who was sacked as a domestic worker in Hong Kong after being diagnosed with cancer -- a case that exposed the vulnerability of low-paid foreign workers -- has passed away, a friend confirmed Wednesday.   Read more »

HK domestic helpers reluctant to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns over efficacy, side effects

Ng Kang-chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 18 12:11 PM

Eman Villanueva, spokesman for Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body, says most helpers are adopting a wait-and-see approach on vaccination. Betty Yung, of Hong Kong Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers Association, says bosses will not force workers to get the shots. Read more »

Minimum age para sa domestic workers itaas sa 18: child rights group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 08:01 PM

Itinutulak na itaas sa 18 anyos ang minimum age na maaaring payagang maging domestic worker o kasambahay ang isang tao. Read more »

Filipina helper in SG acquitted of theft, said boss compensated her for his sexual advances

South China Morning Post by Today Online
Posted at Nov 03 01:56 PM

The domestic worker was found guilty of withdrawing US$5,800 from her elderly employer’s bank account, but appealed and won. It comes soon after a high-profile case in which an Indonesian helper was acquitted of stealing from ex-Changi Airport Group chairman Liew Mun Leong. Read more »

Struck with shoe, ladle, phone: Singapore woman jailed 6 months for beating Filipino domestic worker

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Oct 22 08:38 AM

A 54-year-old Singapore woman who repeatedly struck and slapped her domestic worker over at least five years, using items like a high-heeled shoe and a ladle, was sentenced to six months' jail on Tuesday. Read more »

OFW na maghuhulog ng pera nawawala sa Saudi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 04:12 PM

MAYNILA - Humingi ng tulong ang mga kaanak ng isang overseas Filipino worker sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia matapos na mabigo itong umuwi makaraang utusang maghulog ng pera ng kasamahan. Read more »

'Buhay pa ko'? Pinay domestic worker recounts horrific experience in Beirut blast

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 01:11 PM

MANILA - A Filipino domestic worker in Lebanon already considers it her second life after surviving the twin blasts that killed over 130 people and wounded 5,000 others in the country’s capital of Beirut.   Read more »

Filipina domestic worker commits suicide in Lebanon: embassy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 06:44 AM

BEIRUT - A Filipina domestic worker has committed suicide in Lebanon at a shelter run by her embassy, consular officials said Sunday, days after a rights group complained about accommodation at the shelter.   Read more »

6 more Filipino musicians in HK infected with COVID-19: officials

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 10:56 AM

Six more Filipino musicians and a newly-arrived domestic worker have tested positive for COVID-19, Hong Kong health authorities said Tuesday. Read more »