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Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Domestic worker fails to reclaim unpaid wages

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2018

A Sri Lankan domestic worker who claims to be owed HK$65,000 (more than US$8,300) in unpaid salary by a Hong Kong woman she worked for from 2001 to 2005 has failed to be reimbursed. Sasikala, now 43, returned to Hong Kong in July after being away for 12 years, and now works for a different […]

Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore

Housewife jailed and fined for assaulting Indonesian worker

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Taiwan

Paralyzed maid denied help by Taiwan and Indonesia: hospital

by Asia Times staff June 22, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Taiwan

Man fined NT$100,000 for not paying Indonesian overtime

by Asia Times staff June 22, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Social media and the global tragedy of migrant worker abuse

by David Simmons March 16, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines

Maids reveal exploitation in Malaysia on Migrants Day

by Asia Times staff December 20, 2017

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