Rappler's latest stories on maids
Singapore ads offering Indonesian maids for sale ignites anger
Singapore labor ministry vows to investigate the e-commerce site which posted the objectionable online ads
'The Maid in London' review: Sorely misguided
'The film sorely lacks anger or frustration'
Siblings held over Indonesian maid death in Malaysia
Police identify the victim as a 21-year-old called Adelina who had been working in Malaysia for two years
No air-con use for maids? Anger over Hong Kong politician's 'inhumane' suggestion
Domestic workers in Hong Kong are mostly from Indonesia and the Philippines
We are all Tizons
Slavery is wrong but how do we really treat the Lolas in our lives?
'Maid menu' in restaurant stirs controversy, angers netizens
The menu offered only for babysitters a cheaper food option at a pricey Japanese restaurant goes viral on social media
Hong Kong maids march against window-cleaning after deaths
Hundreds of helpers call on the government to ban employers from asking maids to clean the outside of windows
Kuwait sets minimum wage for maids in first for Gulf
Aside from a new minimum wage of 200 a month domestic workers will also have a weekly day off and 30 days of annual paid leave among others
Indonesian maid abused in HK: Nothing has changed
After pictures of Erwiana s extensive injuries went viral in 2014 the young Indonesian became the face of a movement determined to force change for the army of more than 300 000 migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong
WATCH: Taylor Swift attends best friend’s wedding as ‘the happiest maid of honor’
UPDATED I met her when I was 10 days old and him in kindergarten Now they re married and I m the happiest maid of honor ever writes Taylor Swift on Instagram
Filipina maid commits suicide after being accused of theft
According to Eman Villanueva vice chairman of the Filipino Migrant Workers Union this case goes back to to the mandatory live in policy in Hong Kong
Domestic worker abuse in HK continues – NGO
There is a marked increase in the number of physical abuse cases reported to the Mission from 3 6 of total reported cases in 2013 to 9 in 2014
Domestic helpers who cry ‘rape’ face tough times in HK
It is a sad story that is repeated each time a foreign domestic worker steps forward to file a case against her employer
#IGiveADayOff: Yayas and moms in Singapore
Singaporean mothers face a painful trade off – that between earning a living and spending time with their children Their Filipina maids suffer worse
Mary Jane to family: No resentments
A day after being given her 72 hour execution notice Mary Jane is still in high spirits Outside prison efforts to save her grow
Asian netizens call on Jokowi to #SaveMaryJane
We appeal to our respective Heads of State and peoples to join the international clamor to save the life of Filipina Mary Jane Veloso
Filipina maid rescued after Facebook plea goes viral
In the three minute long video which appears to have been made on a webcam a sobbing Luna accuses her employer s drug addict son of raping her
VP Binay meets parents of Filipina on Indonesian death row
The government says it plans to file a second petition for judicial review of Mary Jane Veloso s case citing her inability to properly defend herself during the first trial
Ugandan maid pleads guilty to baby torture
The 22 year old maid Jolly Tumuhiirwe appears smartly dressed in a floral shirt coming face to face in court with the baby s father Eric Kamanzi who reportedly broke down as she apologized for her actions
#CondoPolicy is backward and discriminatory – netizens
Netizens describe the condo policy that bans maids and drivers from taking regular elevators as discriminatory and backward
When condo policy bans drivers, maids from 'normal' elevators
Netizens react to the discriminatory disgusting and horrible policy of Icon Residences but management says There s no issue It s not for the world It s just for the building
Singapore downplays report on Filipino 'budget' maids
The Philippines however suspends the accreditation of one of the two Singaporean companies allegedly offering Filipino maids like commodities
Philippines to probe 'budget' maids in Singapore
Singaporean agencies reportedly treat Filipino domestic workers like commodities offered at super promo rates in malls
Netizens outraged over 'racist' ad depicting Filipina maid in HK
Migrant rights advocates are demanding an apology from HK based Hong Leong Insurance for its most recent advertisement
Emirati court upholds sentence of woman who tortured maid
The Filipina maid testified at Sunday s hearing that the housewife beat them with sticks banged their heads against walls until they bled and forced them to drink detergent
Tortured maid, migrant workers and Hong Kong
The case of the tortured Indonesian domestic worker in Hong Kong is an apparent offshoot of policies that have become increasingly anti migrant over the years
Indonesian maid hospitalized after Hong Kong torture
The maid needed help walking through the airport due to cuts and burns on her body legs and feet
US diplomat row overlooks Indian maids' plight
Domestic service is a prominent feature of life in urban India with a maid seen as a stamp of middle class membership
Kuwaiti woman gets death sentence for murdering Filipina maid
Along with her husband she beat her Filipina househelp threw her in the desert and drove over her until she died
Napoles may join ex-maid in jail
Janet Lim Napoles reportedly set up for qualified theft a maid whom she had also used as dummy in some transactions
'The Maids' explores class divide
The Maids a play hopes to force society to open its eyes about the gap between classes
Domestic roles: Jean Genet's 'The Maids'
This play resonates with many Filipinos today who even in the 21st century still perpetuate a deeply feudal society
'The Maids': Haute entertainment
The Mirror Studio Theatre presents lavish brooding production of Jean Genet classic
Of fabulous old maids and Murphy Brown
Women can become themselves We can learn unlearn and relearn
PH envoy may face criminal charges for sexual harrasment
A Filipina maid is considering filing criminal charges against Philippine ambassador to Kuwait Shulan Primavera for sexual harassment
Pinays in Morocco cry rape, abuse
Young Filipinas working in Morocco as housemaids tell a press conference they re exploited and raped by their employers
Indonesia warns maids to avoid Malaysia
Recurring reports of abuse of Indonesian maids have soured relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours
DFA to probe diplomat for sexual harassment
Ambassador Shulan Primavera has been accused of sexual harassment by a Filipina maid
Why do maids have to wear uniforms?
The uniformed maid stands out conspicuously declaring she doesn’t belong
Filipinos, other foreign maids put demons aside, pray with pope
They have all heard stories of foreign housemaids being abused in Lebanon and some may even have suffered themselves but Asians and Africans set such demons aside and joined in joyously as Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass in Beirut
Pinay escapes employer to flee Syria
A Filipino maid escapes from an employer in Syria
Hiring ban spurs 'maids for rent' in Middle East
The maids for rent have no contract and therefore no rights in the Middle East
New Singapore rules to stop maids falling from windows
Employers caught flouting the rules will be permanently banned from hiring a maid says the foreign ministry
Fast facts on Filipino domestic workers
Rough estimates of the number of domestic workers in the Philippines range from roughly 600 000 to 2 5 million
'Kasambahay Bill' soon a reality
House Bill 6144 covers maids cooks nannies drivers helpers gardeners and other household employees working in around 1 8 million households
Singapore to hang Indian man for Filipina's murder
An Indian shipyard worker will be hanged after a Singapore court on Wednesday gave him the death penalty for the 2010 murder of a Filipina
