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Singapore reports record new COVID-19 cases, quarantines 20,000 migrant workers

Reuters
Posted at Apr 05 09:58 PM

Singapore reported 120 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, by far its highest daily rise, and quarantined nearly 20,000 migrant workers in their dormitories.   Read more »

DFA: More than 500 Filipinos abroad have tested positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 08:49 PM

According to the DFA, 343 of them are being treated, while 131 others recovered or were dismissed from hospital. Read more »

Fleeing the lockdown in India

Adnan Abidi, Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 02:33 PM

Migrant workers are seen inside a crowded bus as they return to their villages during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Ghaziabad, India on Sunday. Read more »

6 more Filipinos in Hong Kong test positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 09:03 PM

According to the consulate, there are now 13 Filipinos undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Hong Kong. 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 »

Domestic workers unprotected in fight vs COVID-19: HK study

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 04:11 PM

Thousands of foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong face the risk of being infected with COVID-19, after a study found that many experienced insufficient protection from the virus, as well as additional workload amid the lack of labor provisions covering the city's household. Read more »

Duterte wants death penalty for killers of OFW in Kuwait

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 11:22 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he would ask for the death penalty for those behind the killing of a Filipino migrant worker in Kuwait. Read more »

Senate approves on final reading expanded legal assistance for OFWs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 12:25 AM

The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a measure allowing overseas Filipino workers to avail of free legal assistance from embassies and foreign posts. Read more »

Missing their loved ones? Pinoys quarantined in Capas can use cellphones

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 11:04 PM

Health undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo said that OFWs who will be taken to the quarantine facilities at New Clark City in Tarlac will have Internet access. Read more »

Migrant alliance calls on Duterte to exempt HK, Macau OFWs from travel ban

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 07:37 PM

HONG KONG - The International Migrants' Alliance Hong Kong and Macau Chapter (IMA-HKM) is calling on President Rodrigo Duterte to exempt Hong Kong-based migrant workers, residents and students enrolled in Hong Kong's universities. Read more »

Let Filipino workers return, Hong Kong asks PH gov't

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 08:37 PM

A Hong Kong official appealed Tuesday to the Philippine government to allow Filipino workers to return to the Chinese territory after Manila's travel ban caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak left a number of them stranded in their home country. Read more »

Amid 2019-nCoV outbreak, HK employers reminded bringing household workers to mainland China is illegal

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 07:17 PM

Amid the outbreak of the 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, the Philippines' chief diplomat in Hong Kong on Sunday reminded employers of Filipino household workers it is illegal for the latter to be brought to mainland China. Read more »

Senate panel backs proposed permanent deployment ban of Filipino domestic workers to Kuwait

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 06:31 PM

A Senate panel is likely to support proposals to permanently ban the deployment of Filipino domestic workers to Kuwait, citing the continuous inhumane treatment of household helpers in the Middle Eastern country, its chair said Tuesday. 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 »

Locsin: PH not taking sides amid tensions between US, Iran

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 11:45 PM

The country's top diplomat is being less than diplomatic as he confronts protesters opposing the Philippines' move to send troops to the Middle East.  Read more »

Duterte says Kuwait response to Pinay death better this time

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 06:14 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed satisfaction over Kuwait's response to the death of a Filipino worker there, citing swift action on the latest case compared to previous incidents.    Read more »

Lawmakers underscore need for gov't agency for OFWs amid tensions in Middle East

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 10:58 PM

Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Filipino lawmakers said it was urgent to create a government department focused on addressing the concerns of migrant workers. Read more »

Pinoys in Hong Kong told: Avoid Christmas protest sites

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 07:45 AM

The Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong urged Filipinos there on Monday to avoid areas where democracy protesters planned demonstrations this Christmas week, including prime shopping malls, the latest in more than 6 months of unrest.  Read more »

Baby or a job? Stark choice for Taiwan's Filipino migrant workers

Nick Aspinwall, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 17 05:50 PM

TAIPEI - "You want a child or you want a job?"As ultimatums go, it was stark - but migrant workers say such life-changing dilemmas are on the rise in Taiwan as thousands of domestic laborers are drawn to the country by the promise of work, at times with only a veil of rights.   Read more »

Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference tackles plight of migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:44 PM

Participants in the conference discussed key issues with respect to gender equality such as inclusive development, freedom from violence, stigma, cyberbullying and climate change. Read more »