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DHs home alone as protest jitters force their Chinese employers out

Posted on 19 November 2019 No comments
A number of domestic helpers are being left in Hong Kong by employers who are mainlanders.

By Vir B. Lumicao 

Nervous mainland employers are reportedly leaving their Filipina maids behind as they hastily move to safety while Hong Kong’s political crisis gets worse. 

Hong Kong employers who are anxious about their businesses or jobs, meanwhile, have reportedly started dismissing their domestic workers.

At least one of two Filipina helpers terminated at dusk on Wednesday, Nov 13, was dismissed by her employer purportedly due his shinking business income, according to a post on the Facebook page of the online support group, Domestic Workers Corner.


The other maid said she was driven out of the employer’s flat outright.

Many posts in the same Facebook account were from Filipinas who reported being left to fend for themselves by their employers who decided to cool their heels on the mainland.

Their maids greeted the development with both apprehension and relief, while others whose employers were still packing, wished they’d go soon. 

One of them, Jaja, revealed her mainland employers’ mad rush to the border. 


“Hi mga madam, sino kagaya ko na iniwanan ng employer ngayon on the spot kasi pupunta na sila sa China dahil sa gulo? Babalik naman daw sila pero hindi sure kung kelan. Meron namang iniwan na food allowance,” Jaja said.

Commenter Dimple Umipig told her not to worry if the employer had given her salary and left her with enough provisions. 

A certain Fuchi Belarde also said she was left alone by her employers while another helper said hers were preparing to leave for the mainland this Thursday.

Another, Criselda S. revealed that her employers also left her alone with $500 allowance for her food and promised to return on Sunday, but she was doubtful they would.


Sharon D. said her employers left her last Friday and said they would return last Sunday night, but had not done so.

Others wrote of how their employers had wanted to bring them along but forgot to renew their visa.

One maid said she and her employers had to delay their trip to China for a day because her visa had expired. 

Another, Sheilah V., said she was alone at home because everyone else in her employers’ household had gone to China.


“May visa na ako pero di ko pa nakuha, kasi nga magulo. Stay at home daw ako, next week punta din ako dun,” she said. 

The employers’ exodus or decision to terminate their helpers to cut on costs may just be the tip of an iceberg, as many people in Hong Kong become jittery over the escalating violence in the five-month-old pro-democracy protests.

One of those sacked recently was Cristy, who used to work at Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O. She said she had just been given a termination notice and would have to leave her employer’s house on Dec 13.

“Bigla na lang akong inaway. Tapos isinama na sa usapan na he cannot concentrate daw in his business and his income daw bumababa dahil sa gulo sa Hong Kong,” said Cristy. She said she renewed her contract just four months ago.

A few of those who commented commiserated with her on her plight, and said employers should level off with their helper by admitting that the protests have been giving them the jitters.

Another said employers are understandably stressed over the unrest in Hong Kong, but they should not take out their anxieties on their helpers. 
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Posted on 18 November 2019 No comments

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KUNEHO Isinilang noong 1927/39/51/63/75/87 
Nahihirapan kang makaipon, pero kailangan mong magtipid ng husto ngayon. Magsasawa rin sa pagbibigay ng payo ang mga nagmamalasakit sa iyo kung patuloy mo silang kakalabanin. Marami kang tsansa na mahanap ang kapartner na makakasundo mo nang husto. Mag-ingat na mapagod ng husto sa trabaho na maaring makasama sa katawan, kahit pa maganda ang intensyon mo, dahil mahina ang resistensya mo. Dagdagan ang tulog. Lucky numbers: 17, 29, 33 at 36.

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Makakaasa ka sa pagiging prangka at pagsasabi ng totoo ng mga kaibigan. Magbalik-tanaw sa mga mga nakalipas mong desisyon at pagpili. Sa trabaho, malakas ang iyong imahinasyon kaya nakakaisip ka ng mga bagong ideya; ito ang tsansa mo na makuha ang promosyon na matagal mo nang inaasam. Maingat ka ngayon sa pera; gumastos lang para sa mga bagay na talagang kailangan. Lucky numbers: 16, 17, 37 at 42.

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Lahat ng bagay ay papabor sa iyo kaya samantalahin ang bihirang pagkakataong ito. Ang ambisyon ay makakamit mo at mapapahalagahan ang iyong trabaho. Napapanahong tulong ang ibibigay ng kamag-anak o kaibigan sa oras ng kagipitan. Sa kabila ng distansyang namamagitan sa iyo at sa taong mahal mo, mararamdaman mo na hindi pa huli ang lahat, at makakaasa kang hindi hindi pa pumapalya ang intuisyon mo. Lucky numbers: 5, 12, 29 at 31.

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CG promises quick action on OFW concerns

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By Daisy CL Mandap

Image may contain: 4 people, including Dolores Balladares Pelaez, people sitting
Congen Tejada, flanked by Consuls Saret and Quintin, listens to Pelaez's briefing on issues
Consul General Raly Tejada has promised to relay to Manila within this week some of the immediate concerns raised by Filipino migrant leaders in Hong Kong during the first consultation meeting he had with them yesterday, Nov 17, at the Consulate.

These include the long-standing issue about scrapping the overseas employment certificate and the non-implementation of mandatory insurance and contribution to PhilHealth, which are set to take effect as early as January next year.

“The Consulate will continue to listen and will make sure Manila understands the gravity of your concerns,” Congen Tejada said. “I feel your pain, I feel your concerns. That’s why I promise that (hopefully I will be here for three years) during my time, we can do something about it.”
He reiterated a promise to meet regularly with members of the community to discuss their concerns and hopefully come up with solutions.

“This is just the first meeting. This will be a continuing dialogue because this is a community that speaks and listens to each other,” he said.

The meeting was requested by a new coalition of migrant leaders, Rise Against Government Exactions (Rage), in a bid to enlist the Consulate’s  help in stopping the forced collection of new fees from overseas Filipino workers.

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Congen Tejada with key officers of Rage
These include mandatory SSS membership (which is already being implemented), Philhealth contribution and compulsory insurance for all OFWs, including rehires, which are expected to take effect early next year.

Alann Cayosa Mas, chair of Federation of Luzon Active Groups (Flag) and spokesperson of Rage, clarified that the coalition of 18 migrant alliances is not against OFW membership in any of the government agencies, but “huwag lang gawing mandatory.”
Dolores Balladares Pelaez, chair of United Filipinos (Migrante) in Hong Kong, said the government promised three years ago to scrap the OEC, but never delivered on that promise.

She also said that not only was mandatory SSS membership implemented without prior consultation with OFW groups in April this year, the annual premium was also jacked up to Php2,400.

“Ang  hiling naming ay huwag gawing mandatory at huwag itaas ang premium,” she said.
Pelaez also disclosed that Migrante International has sought a temporary restraining order against the mandatory SSS contribution, but the case is still pending in court.

As for the forced contribution to Philhealth, she said the plan is to make all OFWs departing from the Philippines to pay three months’ premium of Php7,200 upfront. This is on top of the recruitment fee, training fee, and all other charges imposed on them.

“Bakit kapag may mandatory na singilin, ang OFW ang agad na natatamaan,” she asked. “Milking cow ba tayo?”

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She also complained that no prior consultations were made with OFWs before any of the new fees were imposed, when “madali naman kaming ipatawag.”

Congen Tejada said he fully understood their concern about the lack of consultation, and will bring this up along with the other issues raised.

“Naiintindihan ko ang concern ninyo. The fact that you are here, isang coalition, it must be a big issue.”
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Consulate officials with the Rage leaders

Eman Villanueva, chair of Bayan Hong Kong and Macau, suggested turning the regular Filcom consultation also as a venue for discussing long-standing issues affecting migrants in the city, like the fight for equitable wages and working hours.

Congen Tejada said he hopes to take up those issues during his first meeting with Chief Executive Carrie Lam scheduled for the first week of December.

Joining Congen Tejada at the meeting were Consul Paul Saret, head of assistance to nationals section, and Consul Bob Quintin, head of community relations.
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