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COVID-hit domestic workers lost far more jobs than others: ILO

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 09:23 PM

The pandemic has taken a harsh toll on domestic workers who have lost far more jobs than others despite a decade-old international pact guaranteeing their rights, the UN said Tuesday.   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 »

Hong Kong scraps mandatory vaccines for foreign domestic workers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 01:57 PM

Hong Kong on Tuesday scrapped a plan to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for foreign domestic workers after the proposal sparked an outcry and a diplomatic tussle with the Philippines. Read more »

Locsin thanks HK leader for suspending COVID-19 jab requirement for foreign workers

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 05:24 PM

A Filipino migrant worker group in Hong Kong was among those who criticized the plan, calling it “discriminatory and unjust.”   Read more »

For love of our kasambahays: Ate, Kuya, Manong and Yaya

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Apr 19 04:14 PM

Now that COVID-19 case counts have gone from infecting individuals to households, there are incidental victims that need our collective support – they are our Ates, our Kuyas, our Manongs and our Yayas. Read more »

Philippines to resume deployment of domestic workers to UAE

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 10:31 AM

After 7 years of negotiation, the Philippines will resume its deployment of domestic workers to the United Arab Emirates on March 31, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. Read more »

Age requirement sa pagkuha ng kasambahay itaas sa 18 anyos: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 07:52 PM

Para sa isang child rights group, mas mabuti kung gawing 18 anyos pataas ang mga pinapayagang maging kasambahay.  Read more »

Filipina household helper bags Spirit of Hong Kong award

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 01:29 AM

 A Filipina domestic helper who set up a group to help her colleagues were among the individuals who won this year's Spirit of Hong Kong Awards. Read more »

Pinay domestic workers, nangunguna sa cricket league sa Hong Kong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 09:28 PM

Pinay domestic workers ang players ng isang cricket team sa Hong Kong. Read more »

Cleaning up: Filipina domestic workers take Hong Kong cricket by storm

Talek Harris, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 19 03:50 PM

Despite no background in the game, scant coaching and very little time, the SCC Divas have made a startling impact, winning Hong Kong's development league twice in their first 2 seasons and going unbeaten since stepping up to the main divisions this year. Read more »

Salaries of Hong Kong domestic workers top HK$5,000 for first time

Kathleen Magramo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 19 04:58 PM

Salaries for helpers have reached HK$5,012 per month on average, about 8 per cent higher than the statutory minimum of HK$4,630 for domestic workers, according to HelperChoice, which studied the data of more than 10,000 job postings on its online platform over the past 12 months. Read more »

Some 47,000 OFWs still 'stuck' in Middle East as COVID-19 pandemic continues: DFA

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 06:30 PM

Some 47,000 overseas Filipino workers are still "stuck" in the Middle East amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) awaits the disbursement of additional funds for their repatriation, officials said Thursday. Read more »

HK madam raked in HK$31.5-M profit during 9-year run operating prostitution ring

Jasmine Siu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 06 03:38 PM

A Hong Kong housewife and her Filipino domestic helpers operated a sex syndicate for nine years out of a Mid-Levels residence, raking in profits of up to HK$31.5 million (US$4.1 million), the District Court heard on Monday. Read more »

Pinay can still appeal ruling on HK live-in policy: migrant workers' group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 11:55 AM

MANILA - The Court of Appeals in Hong Kong has ruled against the case filed by a Filipino domestic worker challenging the government’s requirement that migrant domestic workers must live with the employers. Read more »

OWWA: 2 nasawing OFW sa Lebanon makatatanggap ng death at burial benefits

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 04:59 PM

“Batay po sa record, sila po ay kasambahay doon,” sabi ni Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac ng OWWA sa panayam sa ABS-CBN Teleradyo.  Read more »

Domestic workers among few Hong Kongers who will miss TikTok

Katie Forster, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 11:58 AM

HONG KONG - TikTok's exit from Hong Kong was met with a shrug among many locals who distrust the Chinese social media platform, but the app had been embraced by many foreign domestic workers as a way to creatively escape the drudgery of their toil.   Read more »

How housekeepers and domestic helpers can safely return to work

Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 19 09:43 AM

Around the world, millions of domestic workers were abruptly sent away when coronavirus shutdowns and social distancing orders were imposed. Now as communities begin to reopen, many people are wondering when it will be safe to open their houses again to domestic helpers. Read more »

Death of Filipina in embassy shelter in Lebanon under probe: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 07:34 AM

MANILA — Authorities are investigating the apparent suicide of a Filipina domestic worker at a shelter run by her embassy in Lebanon, a consular official said Wednesday. Read more »

Some OFWs allegedly forced to work as domestic helpers to weather pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 10:30 AM

Some manpower agencies are allegedly forcing overseas Filipino workers to serve as domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sector advocate said Monday.    Read more »

HK warns it will ban employers from hiring domestic workers if not given isolation quarters

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 01:42 PM

Employers who fail to provide their own quarantine facilities or quarters for their arriving foreign domestic workers risk having their hired help and their future applications rejected by authorities, Hong Kong warned Saturday. Read more »