A Filipina domestic worker who lived under a flyover in Tsuen Wan for more than two months was finally able to fly back home to the Philippines on Wednesday.
Mel Santiago left Hong Kong on Wednesday morning after a support group, Social Justice for Migrant Workers, was able to give her HK$1,000 and a ticket. She is...
This article was contributed by Former Philippine Labor Attaché in Hong Kong, Jalilo dela Torre.
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In a nondescript Hong Kong flat, Alexandria*, 26, is nursing her newborn. The infant’s cheeks are plump and the face kind, as if she isn’t perturbed by the number of people in their temporary shelter.
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The C...
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