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.…
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…
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.…
HK Lawmakers Back Higher Penalties for Overcharging Employment Agencies
A proposal to amend Hong Kong's employment law that allows raising the maximum penalty on recruitment agencies who overcharge foreign domestic workers has gained support by members of Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Friday.
Current…
When OFWs Stay Longer Abroad Past Their Retirement Age
Even as the retirement age of 60 promises well-deserved rest and benefits offered by the government so they can go home, there are Filipinos abroad who prefer to remain as OFWs to continue to provide for their families.
Prescilla…
Arrest, Deportation for Illegal Filipino Maids Working in China
Foreign domestic workers are prohibited from working in China, and Filipino maids employed illegally there will face arrest and deportation from Chinese authorities, a senior Philippine diplomat said.
Despite a rising demand for…
Why Some HK Domestic Helpers Hate The Typhoon Season
Domestic workers in Hong Kong and all over the world have plenty of tasks on hand to accomplish.
From the moment they wake up in the morning to heading to bed at night, they have certain things to finish at a particular time.
Prepare…
“It’s Time to Go Home, Ma!”
This was the heartwarming message of the son of a Filipina domestic worker who has spent the past 20 years in Hong Kong as he picked her up and joined him on an ASEAN jetsetting trip.
Referring to the event as his mother's graduation,…
