Domestic worker

Philippines celebrates ‘heroic’ helper who survived Hong Kong fire

Philippine Senator Imee Marcos is seen in this handout photo visiting domestic helper Rhodora Alcaraz at a hospital in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers mourn their losses in deadly fire

More than 200 foreign domestic workers, mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia, were living in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex.

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Harsher penalties for serious crimes: Why S’pore wants to cane scammers, jail sex offenders longer

The Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is in line with Singapore’s history of strengthening laws to deal with the crime scourge of the day.

62-year-old woman appeals jail sentence after admitting to slapping helper once

On Oct 16, Habibah Bebi, 62, was sentenced to three weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt.

Some 15 employers caught annually breaching safety standards for helpers cleaning windows: MOM

In the last decade, the Ministry of Manpower has taken enforcement actions against six employers whose negligence led to their domestic helpers falling from height.

MOM probing death of domestic worker believed to have fallen while cleaning windows

The police said they received a call for assistance at Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Block 9 at 8am on Sept 25.

Cop charged over alleged false statement on woman’s work pass application

The police sergeant is now accused of an offence under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.

Woman charged over allegedly assaulting helper multiple times in August 2024

Hasnah Hashim, 55, who is accused of committing the offences in August 2024, was handed five assault charges on Sept 30.

Woman dies after falling from Toa Payoh block, believed to have been maid cleaning window

The police said they received a call for assistance at Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Block 9 at 8am on Sept 25.

6 months’ jail for maid who let boyfriend see as she changed diapers of elderly man during video call

On Sept 15, the domestic helper pleaded guilty to one count of voyeurism and was sentenced to six months’ jail.

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