A Taiwanese woman has accused her county government of leaving her and her paraplegic husband in the lurch by taking away their foreign caregiver, who had accused the woman of abuse.
However, the Changhua County Department of Labor Affairs said it had acted properly, as the Filipino caregiver had been hired to look after the paraplegic only, but then was also made to care for the female employer, who suffers from post-polio muscle atrophy.
The 42-year-old Filipino began working for the couple last September, but soon complained to the county authorities that she could not cope with the repeated commands issued by the female employer, which were causing her huge work stress.
The maid left the couple’s employ in November at the county government’s behest. But the female employer complained to Changhua County Councillor Tsao Chia-hao that she had been “falsely” accused of abuse by her Filipino employee, who in fact was only suffering from homesickness, China Times reported.
The woman’s husband, now 62, was paralyzed in a work accident six years ago. She decided to hire a foreign caregiver for him as she herself had started to have difficulties due to muscle weakness arising from post-polio atrophy.
After taking the job, the Filipino caregiver kept complaining of headaches and feeling sick, and was seen crying in the middle of the night, suggesting she could be homesick, according to the employer.
However, after the abuse complaint, the maid was taken away on November 28 by the government for protection. The woman said she was left in desperate straits as there is a gap pending for approval for a new caregiver, and during that period she could not manage to care for her husband.
But the Labor Affairs Department said the maid was not taken away by force, but under an agreement signed by the employer during mediation meetings held to settle the matter.
The department added that the woman had been entitled to hire a new maid as early as December 16.
demanding talaga…kng di ka kikibo wla aabusuhin ka! go fight for your rights!call 1955…
True
Wag n bigyan ng foreign worker yan hinayupak over naman
Mary Ann Torres sad but its true..we filipinos are keen on keeping our own sad feelings and predicament inside us.
yes totoo po yan..unang buwan ko dito after a week lang dinala dito maysakit na bata at kinailangan din ako ng employer ko at ng gumaling saka dinala sa taipei nag pa paipei din ako sa amo ko na.62 yrs old at ang bahay nya ay priority ko din bago matulog at paggising dapat nakapag mop ako
I think the helper doesn’t leave you if you treat her good eventhough she work hard. I know some of the employer here are very abusive to the helper. But also there’s a good employer too for they helper and treat her like a family. So even the helper working hard she didnt complain because her boss was nice..
In your case , you know what ‘s the truth behind of it.
誒誒 sa palagay po ba ninyo alm po Kaya ng labor ito,,, impossible po kc,,,sa tagal ng pnhon walang alam ang labor sa trabaho ng caretaker,, at instead n magaalaga ang labas katulong pla,,,, ganyn aq e,,4 n haws ang nililinisan q rotation daily,, Bnblik qng mgreklmo but kkmpihn kya aq ng labor,,,, kya duda aq…
Good luck
maybe it’s faults also of the broker..
I also agree with what you have said,,,like my condition my contract is caretaker but sad to say I’m a full tym housemaide omg…but time will come I will do the same what the caretaker did,,,I’ll going to complain also but this time I need to earn more before leaving here …
Hahaha…..