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Posted inAT Finance, China, Philippines

Filipina worker fired because she had cancer

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2019February 18, 2020

A 38-year-old Filipina domestic worker was fired by her employer while she was on sick leave due to cervical cancer she had been diagnosed with in Hong Kong. Baby Jane Teodoro Allas, who arrived in Hong Kong in 2017, was diagnosed with aggressive Stage 3 cancer on January 20 after she started bleeding heavily late […]

The Sha Tin Magistrates’ Court where the case was heard. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam

Two Vietnamese jailed for working illegally

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia

Malaysian authorities raid 24-hour brothel

by Asia Times staff February 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Kuala Sungai Baru in Malacca. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia

Two Indonesian women jailed for prostitution in Malaysia

by Asia Times staff January 31, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia

Foreign women ‘guest relations officers’ arrested in KL

by Asia Times staff January 28, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia

Families wrongly listed as immigrants in Cambodia

by Asia Times staff January 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: Transitions Abroad
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

English skills provide opportunities for Filipinos in Thailand

by Eunice Barbara C Novio November 23, 2018
The Shatin Magistrates’ Court in the New Territories. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, South Asia, Vietnam

Three jailed for working illegally in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff November 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Protest in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Photo: Twitter, Aaron H. Ceradoy
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia

Maids protest ‘slave-like’ policies in HK on Women’s Day

by Asia Times staff March 9, 2018February 18, 2020
The Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Employer acquitted of allowing maid to break work contract

by Asia Times staff February 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Refugees and asylum seekers take part in a protest in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Pakistan, South Asia

Asylum seekers in Hong Kong stranded by red tape

by Frank Chen December 27, 2017February 18, 2020
Immigration Tower in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Middle East, Taiwan

Woman denies sleeping on street to get tickets for boss

by Asia Times staff November 30, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines

HK govt extends maids’ visas after Manila suspension order

by Asia Times staff November 17, 2017February 18, 2020
The number of illegal immigrants in Hong Kong who are not Chinese has dropped by half this year. Photo: Immigration Department
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Asia, Vietnam

Big drop in non-Chinese illegal immigrants coming to HK

by Asia Times staff August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

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