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Filipino domestic workers in HK urged to report unjust termination amid outbreak

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 07:41 AM

Philippine labor officials on Sunday urged Filipino domestic workers to report any unjust termination due to the coronavirus outbreak and the travel ban earlier imposed on Hong Kong.    Read more »

Filipino domestic worker positive for COVID-19 infection: HK hospital

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 07:16 PM

A foreign domestic worker patient in Hong Kong has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a hospital said Tuesday. Read more »

Filipina quarantined in Hong Kong due to 2019-nCoV to be released

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 11:10 PM

The Filipina was placed under strict quarantine last Jan. 23 at the Maclehose Holiday Camp in Sai Kung town. Read more »

2nd Filipino domestic worker quarantined in Hong Kong

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 10:09 AM

The case would be the second Filipino in Hong Kong put in quarantine in less than a month.   Read more »

Hong Kong to extend PH domestic workers' stay amid China travel ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 11:06 PM

Hong Kong's Commission for Labor said that workers with FDH contracts that will expire on or before March 31, 2020 will be given a chance to apply directly to the Director of Immigration for extension of stay. Read more »

HK migrant group urges clear guidelines amid 2019-nCoV spread

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 12:52 PM

Migrant support group Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) is calling on the Hong Kong government to provide clear labor guidelines and health precautionary measures for the city's estimated 300,000 foreign domestic workers Read more »

Pinay in HK quarantined after exposure to new coronavirus: consulate

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 06:00 PM

A Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong was quarantined after being exposed to her employer's 2 guests who tested positive for new coronavirus, the Philippine Consulate there said Sunday. Read more »

Palace outraged by death of Pinay domestic worker in Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 06:08 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday condemned the death of a Filipina domestic worker in the hands of her employer’s wife in Kuwait. Read more »

Mary Jane Veloso pinayagan ng Korte Suprema na tumestigo laban sa mga recruiter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 01:34 AM

Umaasa naman ang kaniyang mga abugado na makatutulong ito para tuluyang maialis siya sa death row. Read more »

Hong Kong domestic helpers' monthly wage up 3 percent: survey

Ng Kang-chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 12 09:50 AM

The wage findings, released on Wednesday, showed a higher demand for domestic helpers in Wan Chai and Sai Kung, where average salaries were up by 9.6 percent and 7.1 percent respectively from a year ago. Read more »

Domestic work, private tutor jobs illegal in China, DFA reiterates

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 09:39 AM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday warned Filipino job seekers that it is illegal to work as household service workers (HSWs) and private tutors in mainland China. Read more »

Pinay domestic helper binugbog ng amo sa Kuwait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 01:34 AM

Viral sa social media ang pambubugbog sa isang Pinay ng anak ng kaniyang amo sa Kuwait. Read more »

PH officials in Kuwait monitoring probe on OFW's death

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at May 19 02:57 PM

Her body allegedly bore various bruises and contusions. She was allegedly also sexually abused. Read more »

OFW sa Hong Kong na sinibak dahil sa cancer humihingi ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 08:44 PM

Humihingi na ng tulong ngayon ang Pinay domestic worker sa Hong Kong na sinibak umano ng kaniyang employer nang ma-diagnose na may cervical cancer. Read more »

Epekto ng 'kuwento' ni Duterte sa mga kasambahay, ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 09:33 PM

Nangangamba ang isang grupo ng mga domestic worker at women's rights advocates sa magiging epekto sa mga kasambahay ng kuwento ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte tungkol sa kaniyang sariling kasambahay.  Read more »

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
Updated as of Dec 23 08:21 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 »