The government is set to repatriate Filipinos affected by the COVID-19 surge in Hong Kong following reports that some migrant workers in the Chinese administrative region who caught the virus were turned away by their employers.
The government is set to repatriate Filipinos affected by the COVID-19 surge in Hong Kong following reports that some migrant workers in the Chinese special administrative region who caught the virus were turned away by their employers.
AT least 10 Filipino household service workers (HSW) in Hong Kong were evicted from their employers’ homes when they were found to have been afflicted with Covid-19 during the fifth wave of the pandemic in the Chinese territory last week. These 10 HSWs are the worst case among 77 overseas…
At least 61 Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19 amid the surge in coronavirus infections in Hong Kong, Consul General Raly Tejada said Tuesday.
MANILA - All Filipinos in need of emergency aid in Hong Kong have received assistance, the Philippine Consulate General said as the Chinese special administrative region is battling its fifth coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) wave. Reports over the weekend said several Filipino employees who caught Covid-19 were fired by their employers leaving them unable to get admitted to hospitals due to the absence of employment visas while some were also even forced to sleep outdoors. "The PCG in Hong Kong wishes to assure the Philippine community in Hong Kong that all Filipinos needing emergency assistance due to the recent surge of Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong have been accounted for and assisted," the Consulate said in advisory forwarded by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday. The consulate said at least 23 Filipinos have requested assistance either for hospital admission after testing positive while on their way to the airport, while in boarding houses, or with their