Situation for OFWs in COVD-hit Hong Kong not that bad, House panel told

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A police officer requests foreign domestic helpers on their Sunday rest day to leave during an operation against people who fail to comply with social distancing measures in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok area on February 20, 2022, amid the city's worst-ever coronavirus outbreak.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong said reports of Filipino domestic helpers losing their jobs during a wave of coronaviruses are "overblown" and consular officials have already sorted the matter out.

 

Meanwhile, a migrant workers group representative requested for more assistance and to have government services for overseas workers expedited.

 

"No Filipino has requested the consulate for repatriation. I think the perception of the massive firings of household service workers in Hong Kong is a bit overblown," Philippine Consul General to Hong Kong Raly Tejada said during the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs on Tuesday.

 

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