Two Filipino domestic workers claiming to have been exploited by their employers have been featured in a documentary by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The documentary titled Behind Closed Doors, which aired on February 12, featured two maids said to have been treated like slaves in Australia, GMA News reported.
A Filipino named Ruth said her monthly salary was supposed to be A$2,150 (US$1,670) per month, but her employer only paid her A$250 to A$350 a month. She also worked for 16 hours a day and was not given a day off. She said she was not allowed to leave the house and her passport and employment papers were confiscated as well.
“I was like a prisoner. I was like in a prison cell, like in a box or in a room. All you see is the four corners of it every day. I cannot even open a window,” Ruth said in the program.
Another domestic worker named Eden, who has not seen her family for seven years, said she was underpaid by A$50,000, not including overtime. She worked 18 hours every day for a salary of A$350 a month.
She said her family was living in poverty in Manila, which was why she chose to work abroad in order to support them.
There are more than 230,000 Filipinos in Australia.
So what happened to them now.were they rescued.?
Only news without action?
it means Australian employer are like or more than like Saudi and kuwaite employer. .Phil govt shld do action about this also..
imagine there are 230, 000 Filipinos in Australia
Maybe her employers are from middle east,
Joe Pez yes maybe it’s not an Australian it’s from middle east too…as far as i know there are Arab national living in Australia too…they just ddnt indicate what’s the nationality of her employer
They should have given a more complete detail such as the name and nationality of the employers and what has been done to help the kababayans.
Post also d nationality of d employers. Maybe they are also came frnMiddle east thanks
Only few household workers are treated like human beings in their place of assignment in foreign countries. So, why not find work here in own country although the salary you will get is cheaper, yet you will be treated well and accessible to your love ones.
I dont know how those other country tReated thier maids… SLVE????
Joe Pez not all employers in the middle east are like it