HK OFW With Cervical Cancer Seeks Help After Let Go By Employer
A Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong whose employment was terminated allegedly after her employer found out she has cancer.
Baby Jane Allas, 38, found out that she has cervical cancer in January. Despite of this, Allas, who is a…
Dead Filipino Worker Found Hanging in Saudi Workplace, Wife Suspects Foul Play
A Filipino worker based in Saudi Arabia was found dead hanging within his workplace premises Wednesday afternoon, just days after allegedly receiving death threats from his co-workers, the victim's wife said.
Before his dead body was…
Husband Seeks Wife’s Return Over Alleged Affair Abroad
A Filipino man who suspect his wife based abroad is having an affair, sought help from a popular TV program to repatriate his spouse.
The husband, whose name was withheld in Raffy Tulfo's program, showed photos of his OFW wife, Maria…
Filipino Domestic Helper Selling Fake Goods Escapes Prison Term
A Filipino domestic helper who sold fake baseball caps in Hong Kong during her day off managed to avoid prison after she received a suspended sentence from a local court.
Milagros P, 50, pleaded guilty to the charges of selling fake…
New Pathway to Permanent Residency Path for Caregivers in Canada
The Canadian government is launching two new immigration pilot programs that allow caregivers to come to Canada with their families while also offering them the opportunity to become permanent residents, a report from Global News said.…
OWWA: Health Cases For HK OFWs Outnumber Employer Contract Violations in 2018
Health concern among overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong was the most common case handled by the Overseas Worker Welfare Administration last year.
Data obtained by the Hong Kong News indicated there were 213 Filipino workers who…
Household Helper Turned Sex Worker Gets HIV
By changing job, perhaps she only wanted to earn more, but she got more than what she wanted.
An Indonesian woman who left her work as a domestic worker to become a sex worker in Hong Kong sobbed alone in her bed at the Queen Elizabeth…
Germany Increases Minimum Salary of Triple Win Nurses
The government of Germany, during the 5th Joint Committee Meeting in Bonn last year, has announced the increase of the minimum wage for Triple Win
nurses.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said nurses who were…
POEA Allows Return of OFWs to Libya
The Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has issued a resolution allowing the processing and deployment of Filipinos returning to their previous job in Libya.
In GB Resolution No. 1, series of 2019, the…
8 Examples of Heroic Acts OFWs Do Beyond Their Jobs
Though many of us will consider that overseas Filipino workers as heroes is already cliche, we'll never get fed up with this noble label.
Such context often refers to Filipino workers abroad as saviors for the Philippines as their…