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Ex-Disney Talent Gets 20 Months for Assault on Maid
By Vir B. Lumicao A 53-year-old Filipino musician will have to spend the next 20 months in jail for indecently…
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FDWs Share Hope, Sorrow in New eBook
Image Caption: Cover of eBook “Wishing Well” By Cheryl M. Arcibal THEY cry, smile, laugh, hope, and dream. In “Wishing…
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Real-life Cinderella: Int’l Film Tackles Plight of Pinoy Maids in HK
By TFTadmin TFTadmin The story of Cyril Goliava, a Filipina domestic helper, and her fellow workers is the subject of…
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Is It Time for China to Open Its Doors to Filipino Domestic Helpers?
Those working illegally on mainland can earn twice as much as in Hong Kong China’s growing demand for skilled domestic…
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Health Insurance in 2017 from KD 50 Per Year to KD 130 – Domestic Workers to Undergo Medical Test Every Time Renew their Residency
KUWAIT CITY, The Board member and Chief Executive Officer of Health Insurance Hospitals Company Dr Ahmad Al- Saleh said the…
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Stricter Rules on Window Cleaning for FDHs Eyed
Image Caption: A HK Labour Department’s poster on safe window cleaning In what appears to be an initial victory for…
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‘Best PRACTICES’ to Guide Proposed Window Cleaning Ban
By Philip C. Tubeza The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) and the Labour Department has agreed on two principles that would…
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All of a Sudden, Filipinos Matter
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has courted all manner of controversy but he has put his country on the map; even…
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Hong Kong and Philippine Officials Stop Short of ‘Total Ban’ on Domestic Workers Cleaning Exterior of Windows
Two governments agree helpers should not be compelled to undertake ‘unsafe’ jobs following death of Filipino in August, but they…
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Modalities for Issuing Maid Recruitment Licenses Out – Thorough Study Needed Before Implementation of Quota System
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 17: Director General of Public Relations and Security Media at Ministry of Interior Brigadier Adel Al-Hashash announced…
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