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Troubled domestic help industry in India a maid to order disaster

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Fri, Apr 06, 2012 3:43AM UTC View Comments

The incident involving the doctor couple in New Delhi arrested after being accused of locking up and starving a 13-year-old maid while vacationing in Thailand is not the first of its kind. It is also unlikely to be the last in India. Looked at from a linear perspective, the case is a simple one: an...

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Foreign workers wanted in Asia, but no permanent residents please

By Asia Sentinel Tue, Nov 15, 2011 4:53PM UTC View Comments

Filipina maids crowd the phones to call home at a shopping mall on their day off in Singapore. Pic: AP.

Asian nations relying on migrant workers must develop policies that respect human rights, writes Asia Sentinel’s Philip Bowring East Asia’s economic growth has brought in its train large-scale migration of temporary workers from poorer to richer states. The policies directed towards such migrants have varied from state to state, and these discrepancies have now been...

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Lofty expectations put HK domestic helpers at risk

By Elmer W. Cagape Tue, Oct 11, 2011 2:28AM UTC View Comments

Even in a modern city like Hong Kong, traditional ways continue to blend well with the avant-garde. Home to numerous landmarks and skyscrapers, Hong Kong’s construction industry continues to hold on to old methods that are tried and tested. If you closely observe a building, whether under construction or under renovation, one unmistakable sight is...

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Hong Kong’s war against domestic helpers

By Asia Sentinel Mon, Oct 03, 2011 10:12AM UTC View Comments

Supporters of Evangeline Banao Vallejos, a Filipino domestic helper who won a landmark court case Friday, outside Hong Kong High Court. Pic: AP.

Despite a court ruling against it, the government appears intent on making sure no brown-skinned Asians get right of abode, reports Asia Sentinel’s Philip Bowring The Hong Kong government seems set on ensuring that its ethnocentric instincts trump the rule of law. Following a court decision that gave right of abode (permanent residence) to a...

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