They dressed in the color of mourning and held flyers aloft. Black letters on white paper, brown hands from black clothes. For Elis. One of their own. The latest but likely not the last. They gathered ...

Earlier in the year I wrote an article calling for foreign domestic workers (FDWs) to be provided with shelter from the cold during their days off. As spring turns to summer and temperatures rise, the ...

SINGAPORE: With borders closed to contain the spread of COVID-19, the focus has been on the impact on workers separated from their families while stranded in the country of work. But there are two ...

Some 385,000 foreign domestic workers (FDWs) are employed in Hong Kong, 69.9 percent from the Philippines. FDWs comprised 10 percent of the local workforce. Statistics from the Hong Kong government ...

Ever thought of volunteering but unsure of how to start? For Clare Tong, it was a simple Internet search that allowed her to cultivate this passion. "Since secondary school, I've participated in ...

SINGAPORE: The employment relationship between employers and foreign domestic workers, or FDWs for short, is a labyrinthine maze many fail to navigate. The average man on the street may assume ...

SINGAPORE - Almost half of the foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Singapore hired as caregivers to the elderly with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, are not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A maid agency seen at Lucky Plaza, a popular gathering spot for Filipino FDWs on their days off. (Yahoo News Singapore file photo) ...

A revised bill to exempt foreign domestic workers from the minimum wage law has been submitted, prompting some to quietly support the move and others to criticize it as discriminatory. South Korea’s ...

SINGAPORE - Employers will no longer be allowed to safekeep money belonging to their foreign domestic workers (FDWs), including paid salaries, from next year. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will ...