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Filipino Domestic Workers Forbidden From Cleaning Rooftops in HK
In addition to forbidding Filipino domestic workers Hong Kong from cleaning outside windows of high-rise residential units, they also should not be allowed to clean the rooftops of their employer's apartment, according to the Philippine…
Photo of Foreign Domestic Worker Cleaning Outside Window of Residential Tower Goes Viral
Despite a local law prohibiting domestic workers from cleaning outside window on high-rise residential buildings, this practice continues to be performed, as photos on social media showed a foreign maid doing her cleaning above 20 floors.…
How to Go to POLO Hong Kong
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Hong Kong is located at 16th & 18th Floors Mass Mutual Tower, 33 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai in Hong Kong. It is located less than one kilometer away from either the Philippine Consulate General in…
Hong Kong Domestic Helpers Remain Victims of Excessive Agency Fees
Despite heavier fines imposed on excessive collection of fees from domestic workers applying for jobs in Hong Kong, a study found out that more than half of the maids continue to pay fees higher than mandated by law.
The Hong Kong…
19 Filipinos in Hong Kong Tested Positive of HIV
The Hong Kong Department of Health revealed that 19 Filipinos in the city were tested positive for immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since 2013.
The number of cases among HIV-positive Filipinos, however, had been "going down or had become…
Filipina Helper Dies Alone While HK Employers Were On Vacation
The remains of a Filipina domestic helper were found inside her employer's flat in Hong Kong.
In a report by The SUN, the woman was identified Mary Jane Respicion Jamon, 44, and native of Ilocos Norte. Police authorities said they received…
‘You Are Just a Helper’
A video of a local Hong Kong woman berating a Filipina domestic worker who was at a dog park with a young child in a stroller and two dogs on leash went viral on social media.
The footage, taken by a bystander close to the incident,…
Filipina Charged For Faking Death of Husband in Philippines to Marry HK Man
A Filipina who previously worked as a domestic worker in Hong Kong has been charged after it was discovered that her husband in the Philippines was still alive and she was not a widow as she declared when she married a Hong Kong man.
For…
Hong Kong OFWs Express Support Marriage Dissolution Bills
A number of groups representing overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong expressed support for bills that propose to simplify the process of ending marriages in the Philippines.
About 200 OFWs met with members of House of Representatives…
What To Do When You Meet Racist People In Public
Taking the public transport will subject a passenger to different types of people. Although some may be considerate enough to share seats, behavior of others simply ruin your day, just like what a Filipina encountered in a bus in Hong Kong.…
