OWWA: Health Cases For HK OFWs Outnumber Employer Contract Violations in 2018
Health concern among overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong was the most common case handled by the Overseas Worker Welfare Administration last year.
Data obtained by the Hong Kong News indicated there were 213 Filipino workers who…
Household Helper Turned Sex Worker Gets HIV
By changing job, perhaps she only wanted to earn more, but she got more than what she wanted.
An Indonesian woman who left her work as a domestic worker to become a sex worker in Hong Kong sobbed alone in her bed at the Queen Elizabeth…
Germany Increases Minimum Salary of Triple Win Nurses
The government of Germany, during the 5th Joint Committee Meeting in Bonn last year, has announced the increase of the minimum wage for Triple Win
nurses.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said nurses who were…
POEA Allows Return of OFWs to Libya
The Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has issued a resolution allowing the processing and deployment of Filipinos returning to their previous job in Libya.
In GB Resolution No. 1, series of 2019, the…
8 Examples of Heroic Acts OFWs Do Beyond Their Jobs
Though many of us will consider that overseas Filipino workers as heroes is already cliche, we'll never get fed up with this noble label.
Such context often refers to Filipino workers abroad as saviors for the Philippines as their…
6,000 Employers of Filipino Domestic Workers in HK on POLO Watchlist
According to its latest data, more than 6,000 employers of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong are now in the watchlist compiled by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO).
The names of such employers were included in the…
Filipino Household Service Worker Executed for Murder in Saudi Arabia
A 39-year-old Filipino household service worker was executed for murder in Saudi Arabia on January 29, 2019, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed January 1, PTV News reported.
The agency explained that the Philippine…
Filipina Domestic Worker Arrested, Deported After Letting BF Get Inside Employer’s Home in KSA
A Filipino domestic worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has been arrested and eventually got deported after her employer reported her to authorities after she was caught bringing her boyfriend inside the house, according to an exclusive report…
How to Apply for Seaman’s Book (SIRB)
While most of us land-based worksites hold on to our passports ever so dearly, seafarers and those who board local or international ships hold a different document.
With a similar purpose to that of a passport, a Seafarer’s…
No More Mandatory Pre-Employment Medical Check-up of Filipino Domestic Workers in HK
The plan to require a pre-employment check-up of all Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong will not push through.
The decision was made after Philippine labor attache Jalilo dela Torre met with stakeholders who mostly opposed the idea.…