foreign domestic workers

Vague job descriptions, wage concerns: Will South Korea’s pilot to hire Filipino domestic workers take off?

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Vague job descriptions, wage concerns: Will South Korea’s pilot to hire Filipino domestic workers take off?

NEED TO PRIORITISE DOMESTIC LABOUR Sociology professor Lee Joo-hee of Ewha Womans University told CNA that if Korean domestic helpers were given full-time work and the same benefits as their Filipino counterparts, many South Korean women would be willing to do the job.  “If there is money to spend, it should first be used to improve … Read more

Lonely, depressed, lacking mental health help: Covid-19 pandemic’s toll on Hong Kong’s working class, in their own words

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Lonely, depressed, lacking mental health help: Covid-19 pandemic’s toll on Hong Kong’s working class, in their own words

Many lacked savings and were forced to endure cramped living conditions that strained family relationships. Those who sought mental health support through the public system faced a daunting 40-month waiting list. I spent four days just lying under the canvas, not getting up to eat or anything. I thought about ending my life – it … Read more