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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 »

Video of Pinay admitting to having COVID-19 while in Switzerland surfaces online

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 07:00 PM

A video of a Filipino domestic worker from Italy who contracted the coronavirus disease while in Switzerland with her employer is circulating online. Read more »

Singapore confirms 3rd Filipino to test positive for COVID-19

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 03:03 PM

MANILA - The Singapore government has announced that an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) is among those who recently tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Read more »

Pinay in Singapore tests positive for COVID-19, says health ministry

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 29 11:05 PM

The Singaporean government said this recent case involves a 41-year-old domestic worker, who is now in isolation at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. Read more »

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 »