Tag: domestic workers
Only six percent of domestic workers have comprehensive social protection, says...
The ILO report says more than 94 percent of domestic workers lack access to the full range of protections, such as medical care
Hong Kong judge rules in favor of abused Filipino domestic worker
The judge said it is "manifestly irrational and unsound" for the police to dismiss the possibility of forced labor
Virus wave deepens grim conditions for Filipino domestic workers in Hong...
Women from the Philippines and Indonesia who work as domestic helpers have suffered more under Hong Kong's pandemic restrictions
10 years on, domestic workers still fight for protection of rights
The COVID-19 pandemic affected more than 60 million domestic workers in the informal economy
Philippine church group welcomes abolition of Saudi Arabia’s kafala system
Human rights groups said the system generally binds a worker to one employer, leaving workers vulnerable to exploitation
Homeworkers need to be better protected, says ILO
Homeworking is often poorly regulated and compliance with existing laws remains a challenge
Philippine Church leaders call for intensified efforts to end child labor
Results of a government survey noted that about 5,000 minors, with ages below 15 years old, are employed as domestic workers
Conduct of Philippine envoy to Brazil ‘shameful,’ says bishop
Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga said the conduct of the Philippine official was “unbecoming of a public servant”
Anger as Hong Kong court keeps ‘discriminatory’ live-in rule for migrant...
Compulsory rule exposes foreign maids to conditions akin to modern slavery, labor rights advocates say
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