Tag: domestic helpers

DFA reviewing policy allowing Filipino diplomats to hire Filipino domestic helpers from PHL to work in their foreign posts

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs is reviewing the policy of allowing Filipino diplomats to employ Filipino domestic helpers from the Philippines rather than hire them locally in their foreign posts. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. made the announcement as he vowed an “expedient and thorough” investigation into the incidents involving Ambassador Marichu Mauro and a member of her household staff. Video footage from a Brazilian news outfit showed Mauro hitting the household staffer […]

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Anger over calls to limit air-con for Hong Kong maids

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Calls to restrict air conditioning for Hong Kong’s domestic maids amid sweltering summer temperatures were dubbed inhumane by rights groups Friday, after a politician suggested helpers should get “used to the hot weather.” The southern Chinese city is home to over 340,000 migrant domestic workers mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia, but concerns have grown over their welfare after several high-profile abuse cases. The maids are required by law […]

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