Filipina maid sues boss for making her clean outside of high-rise window
A Filipina maid has filed a case against her employer for forcing her to clean the outside of a window on the 19th floor of a Hong Kong high-rise. Nerie …
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How Filipina maids in Hong Kong make the most of their half-day off
If you stroll around any park, underpass or public area in Hong Kong on a Sunday you are likely to stumble across a strange phenomenon. To the untrained eye it …
A guide to working in Hong Kong for Filipina domestic helpers
For most domestic helpers, leaving their home country and their family behind to care for another family is a tough decision. Luckily, Hong Kong is one of the friendliest and …
Risky business, the maids of Hong Kong
Every year thousands of young women from the Philippines, Indonesia and other impoverished countries make the pilgrimage to the bright lights of major first world cities in the Middle East …