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OFW Loses Remittance Money to Street Theft in Hong Kong
A Filipino domestic worker on her way to send money to her family in the Philippines became the latest of a female pickpocket who operates in a narrow, crowded street in Hong Kong, a report by The SUN said.
A CCTV footage captured the…
Beware of ‘Friends’ Who Value You Because of Money
Life abroad can be hard. But overseas Filipino workers can experience additional misery when they meet 'fair-weather friends' who ruin their plans and even get them in trouble.
Take Christine, a domestic worker in Hong Kong, for example.…
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…
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
29/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, HK
POLO Hotline: 55291880
POLO Email Address: [email protected]
Previously POLO-OWWA office was located at
16th…
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,…
