Life of Overseas Filipino Workers
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Cheer for Manny Pacquiao’s Win Over Adrien Broner and Win PacMan Merchandise!
Manny Pacquiao, the source of Pinoy Pride will once again enter the ring -- at age 40 -- this time against American boxer Adrien Broner.
To celebrate this partnership between Manny Pacquiao and mit messenger, we are giving all mit…
Filipina Nurse in London Bridge Attack Conferred with OBE
A Filipina nurse was among 43 recipients who were honored in Britain's New Year Honours List 2019 for her work in treating victims of the London Bridge terrorist attack in 2017.
Joy Ongcachuy, who started working at The Royal London…
Filipino Caregivers in HK to be Paid up to HK$7,000
As demand for elderly care services surges in Hong Kong, around 100 domestic workers recently graduated a training program aimed to address the city’s aging population.
Active Global Specialized Caregivers held the graduation ceremony of…
8 Common OFW Money Mistakes During Christmas
Christmas season is a fitting celebration overseas Filipinos can easily look forward to. As months progress, OFWs toil at hard work and slowly accommodate savings. As the end of the year draws near, it’s safe bet that many of us working…
HK Immigration Reject Visa Applications of Over 1,800 “Job Hopping” Domestic Helpers
Hong Kong's Immigration Department since 2013 has denied visa applications of 1,817 foreign domestic helpers who have been "job-hopping".
According to Labour and Welfare Secretary Dr Law Chi-kwong, the Department has implemented a…
Filipina Helper Loses Job, Fined For Stealing From Employer
A Filipina domestic worker who worked in Hong Kong for just three months now faces immediate deportation, fined and losing her job in the process -- all because she stole cash from her employer, a report by The SUN said.
Joyce Atonen,…
HK Domestic Worker Cleans High-rise Building Window
Despite warnings from labor exporting governments and Hong Kong government’s ban on cleaning of outside windows on high-rise buildings, there are still those who risk their lives and limbs to fulfill their household duties.
A photo…
Cancer-stricken Filipina Driven Out in the Middle of the Night By Employer Dies
A Filipino domestic worker who was reportedly driven out by her employer last year while still undergoing cancer treatment has died in her hometown.
Joan, a 41-year-old single mother, succumbed to cervical cancer on August 25 in Guimba,…
Sad Tales at Work For Filipino Construction Worker in New Zealand
A Filipino construction worker who moved from Qatar to Christchurch, New Zealand has spoken out of the alleged exploitation and abuse he experienced in his new workplace.
In a report by Radio New Zealand, worker who arrived in New…
Newly-wed Filipina Domestic Helper from Antique Dies in Apparent Suicide in HK
A Filipina domestic worker who reportedly hanged herself inside her employer's apartment in northern Hong Kong on August 1 has been taken off life support system after being declared clinically dead, sources from the Philippine Consulate in…
