Filipino maid Maria Jimenez's salary will be doubling to M$1,430 (HK$3,052) a month on Friday - but she isn't cheered by the prospect. 'I am not excited. I might end up losing my job,' she said ...

The Philippines has set tough terms for sending domestic workers to the UAE as is the case in Saudi Arabia, stipulating its maids must be paid not less than $400 a month and must have at least eight ...

The dispute began early this year after the Philippines demanded a minimum $400 monthly wage for its domestic workers as well as proof that Saudi households employing them would pay and provide humane ...

Filipino workers will be allowed into the Kingdom for first time since June last year as government agrees to a $400 per month minimum wage Saudi Arabia has agreed to a $400 monthly minimum wage for ...

The Passports and Immigration Department has suspended issuing visas to Filipina housemaids after the Philippines government decided to double the minimum salary requirement for them from $200 to $400 ...

UAE-based recruitment agencies, whom Khaleej Times interviewed, said their partners in other Middle East countries had disclosed that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and even Jordan, had reportedly ...

Saudi Arabia says it will begin accepting applications for domestic workers from the Philippines after the two governments settled a row over minimum pay and workers' rights. Philippine officials say ...

Filipino housemaids working abroad have appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to stop the implementation of the Malacañang order requiring their employers to pay them a minimum of ...

I learned from the news last week that Singapore, also a major importer of domestic helpers, has seen demand for Indonesian maids edging up because they are paid less than maids from the Philippines.

The Philippines has set tough terms for sending domestic workers to the UAE as is the case in Saudi Arabia, stipulating its maids must be paid not less than $400 a month and must have at least eight ...