Household Service Workers
Filipino Domestic Helpers
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.…
Filipina Bleeds to Death Over Suspected Abortion Try in Dubai
An investigation by Dubai Police is underway about a Filipina domestic worker who bled to her death on July 29, a report from Gulf News said.
Angel Pauya Trasadas, 33, died after bleeding profusely while working in one of the flats in…
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…
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…
POEA Warns Macau OFWs, Tourists vs Job Offers to Mainland China
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has warned Filipino workers and visitors in Macau looking for jobs to exercise caution when accepting offers from fellow Filipinos for supposed jobs based in the mainland China.
POEA said…
Boholana Helper in HK Dies After Fainting While Cleaning Employer’s Car
A Filipina domestic worker has died on January 20 after she collapsed while cleaning her employer's car.
According to The SUN, the woman, only identified as Elma, 43, was found lying unconscious on the first floor of a carpark in Wo Che…
Filipino Maids Lose Thousands of Dollars in HK Job Scam
Four complaints from domestic workers have been put forward by the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong over the past three weeks after they claimed they were scammed out between HK$28,000 to HK$40,000 by labor intermediaries when they sought…
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.…
Filipina Maid Who Fell From Building in China ‘Suspected Case of Human Trafficking’
Authorities in Hong Kong are investigating the death of a domestic helper who fell from a building in mainland China after she was sent there to work by her Hong Kong-based employers. The tragedy has been classified as a “suspected case of…
HK Employer, Agent Charged For Taking Filipina Helper to Work in China
Three people, including a Hong Kong employer and an employment agent has been charged after a Filipina domestic worker was brought to China to work despite not legally allowed to perform duties there, a report from Hong Kong News said.
The…
