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Tag: filipino workers

Posted inAT Finance, Hong Kong, Philippines

Filipino migrants call for US$751 minimum wage

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Filipino migrant workers have called for a minimum monthly wage of HK$5,894 (US$751) for all foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong in a rally on Wednesday, which marked International Labor Day. The Asian Migrants Coordinating Body said the proposed increase in workers’ salaries was in line with an Oxfam study on what constitutes a “living […]

Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Philippines, World

Philippines warns truck drivers about jobs in Europe

by Asia Times staff February 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inUnited States, World

US bans hiring Filipino workers due to high overstay rate

by Asia Times staff January 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Padborg, Denmark. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Filipino workers rescued from poor living conditions in Denmark

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Riyadh in Saudi Arabia where the Filipinos are being held. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipinos arrested at illegal party in Saudi to be released

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, where parties are not allowed. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipinos held after illegal Saudi party were ‘food servers’

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2018February 18, 2020
Riyadh in Saudi Arabia where parties are banned. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipinos arrested over alleged illegal party in Saudi

by Asia Times staff October 29, 2018February 18, 2020
Doha, Qatar. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipinos in Qatar given option of government service

by Asia Times staff October 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Warsaw, capital of Poland. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Middle East, Philippines, World

Poland considers hiring Filipino workers

by Asia Times staff July 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano enter a hall during a meeting in Moscow, Russia. Photo: Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines, Russia, World

Philippines, Russia discuss protection of Filipino workers

by Asia Times staff May 18, 2018February 18, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the total lifting of the ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Presidential Office
Posted inAT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Duterte scraps partial ban on workers going to Kuwait

by Asia Times staff May 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Muscat, Oman. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Labor office reminds Filipinos of basic rights in Oman

by Asia Times staff May 7, 2018February 18, 2020
The Gulf state of Kuwait, where many Filipinos work. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Envoy denies ‘smuggling’ workers into Kuwait events

by Asia Times staff March 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Taoyuan City in Taiwan is home to the I-Mei Foods factory. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Foxy1219
Posted inAT Finance, China, Philippines, Taiwan

‘Direct hire’ Filipino workers touchdown in Taiwan

by Asia Times staff February 2, 2018February 18, 2020
Domestic workers can find life grueling. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines

Employer brags about how ‘nice’ she is to her maid

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2017February 18, 2020
The Philippine Embassy in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines, Singapore

Families unhappy over delay in approving Filipino maids

by Asia Times staff November 14, 2017February 18, 2020

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