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POLO: 30-Kg Luggage Allowance For HK Domestic Workers Should Be Enforced
Employment agencies have been reminded that Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong flying back to the Philippines should be granted at least 30 kilograms of luggage allowance.
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office made the reminder after…
Filipina Helper Jailed in HK For Selling Fake Shoes on Her Day Off
In an effort to augment her income as a domestic worker in Hong Kong, a Filipina was sentenced to jail for six weeks on July 19 -- suspended for a year -- after admitting to selling fake shoes on her day off, reported The SUN.
Geraldine…
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.…
Filipina Helper Arrested For Stealing, Pawning Employer’s Rolex Watch, Jewelry
Authorities in Hong Kong arrested a Filipina domestic worker after she allegedly stole and pawned her employer's luxury watch and other jewelry.
Investigators charged Emily M.P., 31, with theft before the Eastern Magistrates Courts in…
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 Beautician Banned Entry in HK Jailed 2 Years in Her Return
A returning Filipina beautician was sentenced to two years in Hong Kong prison after pleading guilty of violating her deportation order.
“She showed her total disregard for her deportation order not once but twice,” said District Court…
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…
