Domestic workers

Citing inadequate accommodations, a group of Hong Kong-based domestic helpers is pushing for the scrapping of a policy requiring maids to live with their employers.

The Association of Licensed Recruitment Agencies to Singapore (ALRAS) yesterday declared a self-imposed moratorium on deploying Household Service Workers (HSWs) to Singapore beginning September 2.

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday new rules to protect the rights of foreign domestic workers, most of whom are from South Asia, but stressed they must “respect” Islam and “obey” their employers.

IRR of domestic workers act

Republic Act No. 10361, Domestic Workers Act

Q & A on Batas Kasambahay (RA No 10361)

Adultery, absconding, theft are the main crimes committed by domestic helper in city Dubai: Police warned on Monday that not paying domestic helpers on time could lead them to commit serious crimes.

The Domestic Workers Act, or “Kasambahay Law,” took effect early this month, ushering a new era of greater protection for a sector that is often overlooked here and abroad.

KUALA LUMPUR: A mobile application to equip domestic workers with crucial knowledge about taking care of the elderly will soon be made available here. The Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies said the paid service, called Medically Informed Minders (MiM), would be launched in Malaysia in September after a pilot test is conducted in 100…

We are highlighting the work done by immigrant domestic workers, or the work done by nannies, housecleaners and caregivers. It is sometimes called the world’s largest invisible workforce and it’s expanding in the United States as our population ages. In this piece we will hear about nationwide efforts to improve the working conditions for these…

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MANILA, Philippines – The two million house helpers (kasambahay) nationwide can now get a pay increase and join labor unions.

LOS ANGELES—More than 100 Filipino domestic workers and their supporters yesterday (Friday in Manila) held a “cupcake party” in front of the state building here to show their support for a bill that will grant domestic workers in California basic labor rights, such as overtime pay and breaks.

LONDON – Over years of campaigning for rights and recognition, domestic workers are finding a stronger voice through visual arts by using every medium and platform they can access as tools for their campaigns.

Singapore to crackdown on domestic workers coming to country. SINGAPORE: The Singapore government has said it will begin to crackdown on domestic workers coming into the country looking for work in the Southeast Asian country, a new memo from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said. It added that women suspected of applying for tourist visas…

Political and economic alliance Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of the Middle East is mulling over creating a unified recruitment system for domestic workers.

An association of recruitment agencies in the Philippines lifted on Wednesday its self-imposed ban on the deployment of domestic workers to Hong Kong. According to a report of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) news site, the Society of Hong Kong Accredited Recruiters of the Philippines, Inc. (SHARP) imposed the ban after the Philippine government…

MANILA – A month after declaring a moratorium on the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to Hong Kong, the organization of recruiters sending overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the former British colony said it is lifting the temporary ban starting tomorrow, March 27.

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s top court, the Court of Final Appeal, has dismissed an appeal by Filipino helpers seeking permanent residency in the city, it said here Monday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and Saudi Arabia reached a final agreement on rules and regulations for the recruitment of Filipino domestic workers in the kingdom, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, March 19.

MANILA, Philippines – The two million domestic helpers or kasambahay nationwide will receive a minimum wage and enjoy other rights starting May.

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LAST JAN. 18, 2013, in fulfillment of the Philippines’ commitment under the International Labor Organization (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention 2011, President Benigno S. C. Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10361 (An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers), otherwise known as the “Domestic Workers Act” or “Batas Kasambahay.”

MANILA, Philippines–After close to two months of waiting, President Benigno Aquino III has finally enacted into law the “Kasambahay Bill” setting a fixed monthly pay of up to P2,500 and more social benefits for close to two million domestic workers.

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino has signed into law the Kasambahay bill for domestic workers, according to two separate reliable sources.

The Hong Kong government will abolish the controversial Employees’ Retraining Levy on the employers of Filipino household workers in July this year, the Labor Department said Monday.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) said the Philippines is now the third largest source of domestic workers across the Asia Pacific with 1.9 million of them. Filipino workers are preferred by rich households in Arab states with their good command of the English language.

GENEVA — At least 52.6 million people worldwide are employed as domestic workers, most of them women vulnerable to abuse and without adequate legal protection, the U.N. said Wednesday in its first snapshot of the often invisible workforce that cares for other people’s families and households.

THE PHILIPPINES is one of the few countries that has committed to ensure labor protection for domestic workers according to international standard, said the International Labor Organization (ILO) in a report.

Despite legislation limiting working time in most countries, domestic workers are amongst the least protected and suffer health issues as a result.News GENEVA (ILO News) – The working hours of domestic workers are amongst the longest and most unpredictable of all groups of workers.