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Jinggoy seeks more protection for employers vs 'criminal-minded' maids

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 09:48 PM

Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said the proposed amendments would safeguard employers and their families from domestic workers with 'criminal minds.' Read more »

'Little Manila’ wins big in Vancouver film contest

Rowena Papasin | TFC News Vancouver
Updated as of Oct 06 11:35 PM

The ten-minute short film tells the story of an ailing domestic worker whose dying wish was to be reunited with her sister in the Philippines. Read more »

Department of Migrant Workers mandated to prioritize OFW protection

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 11:53 AM

The newly established agency will also launch a crackdown against illegal recruiters. Read more »

Wage hikes in 14 regions take effect this June

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 07:43 PM

The wage hikes announced in 14 regions all over the country will take effect this month. Read more »

Helper Appreciation Month 2022, ipinagdiriwang sa Singapore 

Annalyn 'Apol' Mabini | TFC News Singapore
Updated as of May 30 04:45 PM

Domestic helpers sa Singapore, binibigyang pugay sa Helper Appreciation Month Read more »

Hong Kong employers rehire 3 OFWs who recovered from COVID

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 03:17 PM

Three Filipino workers in Hong Kong who were sacked for catching COVID-19 have been rehired by their employers, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office there said. Read more »

8 Pinoys in HK still hospitalized for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 01:36 PM

Eight Filipino workers in Hong Kong remain hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, official said. Read more »

35k OFWs eligible for permanent residency in Taiwan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 10:42 AM

Some 35,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan are eligible to become permanent residents of the island under a new law, an official said Sunday. Read more »

DFA: 108 Filipinos in Hong Kong catch COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 03:34 PM

At least 108 Filipinos recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Hong Kong as it grappled with a wave of infections. Read more »

Some sacked OFWs in Hong Kong are homeless, says NGO

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 04:01 AM

An NGO said it was illegal to dismiss an employee for testing positive for a disease, but Hong Kong laws have not been updated amid the pandemic. Read more »

Fundraising para sa MDWs sa Hong Kong, inilunsad 

Annalyn Mabini | TFC News Hong Kong
Posted at Feb 23 11:18 AM

Naglunsad ng fundraising ang mga MDW kabilang na ang OFWs sa HK bilang pantustos sa gastusin ng mga domestic worker na nagpositibo sa COVID-19 Read more »

Hong Kong foreign domestic workers 'abandoned' in COVID crisis

Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 06:31 PM

Hong Kong's foreign domestic workers are being "abandoned" in the current coronavirus wave sweeping the city, with some forced to sleep rough or being denied treatment. Read more »

PH fast-tracks new rules for new kasambahays in Saudi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 01:52 PM

Philippine authorities are fast-tracking the creation of new rules that would resume the deployment of new household service workers to Saudi Arabia. Read more »

ILO launches online game on safe recruitment

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 12:17 PM

The ILO on Wednesday said it is raising awareness for the safe and fair recruitment of domestic workers in Hong Kong with new online game Read more »

MDWs sa Hong Kong, puwedeng manalo ng free plane tickets sa lucky draw  

TFC News Hong Kong
Posted at Sep 07 04:11 PM

50,000 free round-trip, economy class plane tickets, ipapa-raffle ng Hong Kong Airport Authority sa fully vaccinated residents ng siyudad. Read more »

Domestic workers sa HK, rumarampa for a cause 

Annalyn Mabini | TFC News Hong Kong
Updated as of Sep 03 06:35 PM

Rumarampa for a cause ang isang grupo ng Filipino domestic workers sa Hong Kong hindi lamang para matulungan ang kanilang mga sarili kundi, pati mga kababayan sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Pinay DH, apektado ng lockdown, hindi makabiyahe patungong HK

Annalyn Mabini | TFC News Hong Kong
Posted at Aug 28 05:03 PM

Isang Pinay domestic helper sa HK, stranded pa rin sa Pilipinas dahil sa lockdown at isyu ng pagkuha ng "Yellow Card." Read more »

Pagpasok ng Filipino domestic workers sa HK, first-come, first-served basis

TFC News Hong Kong
Updated as of Aug 27 09:12 PM

First-come, first-served basis ang pagpasok ng Filipino domestic workers sa Hong Kong at kailangan pa ring sumailalim sa 21-day quarantine. Read more »

Physical exam, dagdag proteksyon sa MDWs sa Singapore

TFC News Singapore
Posted at Aug 06 10:37 AM

Dadaan na sa regular na physical exam ang mga domestic worker sa Singapore para makita ang anumang senyales ng pang-aabuso kung meron man.  Read more »

THROWBACK: Higher wages for household service workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 08:10 AM

In this 2019 episode, "Failon Ngayon" discusses the proposal to increase minimum wage for household-service workers across the country and the benefits for them as mandated by the "Domestic Workers Act." Read more »