HKT1515 #Jan24
#ChinaPneumonia #Outbreak
2 More New Cases Confirmed in Singapore; The Philippines to Deport 135 Chinese Tourists from Wuhan
On January 24, Singapore confirmed 2 more new cases of Wuhan Pneumonia, accumulating to a total of 3 cases.
The same day the Philippines announced the deportation of over 135 Chinese tourists from Wuhan who landed at the Kalibo International Airport on January 23.
Source: TVB; Apple Daily
#Singapore #ThePhilippines
#ChinaPneumonia #Outbreak
2 More New Cases Confirmed in Singapore; The Philippines to Deport 135 Chinese Tourists from Wuhan
On January 24, Singapore confirmed 2 more new cases of Wuhan Pneumonia, accumulating to a total of 3 cases.
The same day the Philippines announced the deportation of over 135 Chinese tourists from Wuhan who landed at the Kalibo International Airport on January 23.
Source: TVB; Apple Daily
#Singapore #ThePhilippines
Foreign Domestic Workers Abruptly Laid Off,
Labour Department's Guidelines Worsen Discrimination,
Concern Group Urges Hong Kong Government to Close the Borders
International Migrants Alliance, IMA (Hong Kong and Macau Branch) held a press conference on February 5 to reveal the plight of foreign domestic workers regarding the current epidemic situation in Hong Kong.
Some foreign domestic workers complained that employers threatened to terminate their contract if they choose to spend their day off outside. There are also employers who demanded the workers to rub alcohol all over their bodies after staying out. Some domestic workers were even sacked abruptly due to the severity of the outbreak.
Foreign domestic worker concern groups believe that an recent request made by the Labor Department of the Hong Kong Government had worsened the discrimination against foreign domestic workers.
The Labour Department asked foreign domestic workers to remain at home during their holidays. According to the group, as many as half of the domestic workers stayed at their emoloyers' home last Sunday, many against their wish.
Eman Villanueva, a representative from the Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body stated that some employers have printed the Labor Department’s guidelines and posted them at home, demanding their helpers to stay home on their rest day. He pointed out that domestic workers who do not have private rooms have to sit in the living room and they have to cook and clean as usual which basically meant losing their legal rest day.
Villanueva mentioned that 30 Filipino domestic workers were not able to return to their homeland because of the travel ban in the Philippines. In other words, Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong who have lost their job cannot even return to their hometown.
The group urges the Hong Kong government to prohibit people in China from going to Hong Kong. Otherwise, the overseas customs clearance orders against Hong Kong will likely worsen, affecting even more foreign domestic workers.
Source: Stand News
#Feb5 #ChinesePneumonia #Coronavirus #ThePhilippines #DomesticHelpers
Labour Department's Guidelines Worsen Discrimination,
Concern Group Urges Hong Kong Government to Close the Borders
International Migrants Alliance, IMA (Hong Kong and Macau Branch) held a press conference on February 5 to reveal the plight of foreign domestic workers regarding the current epidemic situation in Hong Kong.
Some foreign domestic workers complained that employers threatened to terminate their contract if they choose to spend their day off outside. There are also employers who demanded the workers to rub alcohol all over their bodies after staying out. Some domestic workers were even sacked abruptly due to the severity of the outbreak.
Foreign domestic worker concern groups believe that an recent request made by the Labor Department of the Hong Kong Government had worsened the discrimination against foreign domestic workers.
The Labour Department asked foreign domestic workers to remain at home during their holidays. According to the group, as many as half of the domestic workers stayed at their emoloyers' home last Sunday, many against their wish.
Eman Villanueva, a representative from the Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body stated that some employers have printed the Labor Department’s guidelines and posted them at home, demanding their helpers to stay home on their rest day. He pointed out that domestic workers who do not have private rooms have to sit in the living room and they have to cook and clean as usual which basically meant losing their legal rest day.
Villanueva mentioned that 30 Filipino domestic workers were not able to return to their homeland because of the travel ban in the Philippines. In other words, Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong who have lost their job cannot even return to their hometown.
The group urges the Hong Kong government to prohibit people in China from going to Hong Kong. Otherwise, the overseas customs clearance orders against Hong Kong will likely worsen, affecting even more foreign domestic workers.
Source: Stand News
#Feb5 #ChinesePneumonia #Coronavirus #ThePhilippines #DomesticHelpers
#Newspaper
Mayor Isko calls for deportation of Chinese nationals selling products labeled ‘Manila, province of China’
//Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Thursday asked the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to deport two Chinese nationals for selling beauty products tagging the country’s capital a province of China.
//This was after he ordered the closure of several establishments in Sto. Domingo, Binondo for the mislabeling that he said counts as misrepresentation.
//The Manila mayor said the erroneous label is “unacceptable.”
//Binondo is a part of Manila, and Manila is a part of the Philippines. Manila is the country’s capital. It is not a province of China. And not even once did it become a part of China in any article or written history during our time and the time of our ancestors),” he said in a mayoral address.
//Domagoso also slammed the foreigners he said are disrespecting the country’s sovereignty.
//Bureau of Permits and Licensing Office Director Levi Facundo said they will revoke the mayor’s permit of the corporation. The FDA is also set to cancel Elegant Fumes Beauty Products, Inc.’s license to operate.
Full article: Metro News, (20-Aug)
bit.ly/34B6ZIA
#Manila #MayorIsko #Label #ProvinceOfChina #ThePhilippines
Mayor Isko calls for deportation of Chinese nationals selling products labeled ‘Manila, province of China’
//Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Thursday asked the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to deport two Chinese nationals for selling beauty products tagging the country’s capital a province of China.
//This was after he ordered the closure of several establishments in Sto. Domingo, Binondo for the mislabeling that he said counts as misrepresentation.
//The Manila mayor said the erroneous label is “unacceptable.”
//Binondo is a part of Manila, and Manila is a part of the Philippines. Manila is the country’s capital. It is not a province of China. And not even once did it become a part of China in any article or written history during our time and the time of our ancestors),” he said in a mayoral address.
//Domagoso also slammed the foreigners he said are disrespecting the country’s sovereignty.
//Bureau of Permits and Licensing Office Director Levi Facundo said they will revoke the mayor’s permit of the corporation. The FDA is also set to cancel Elegant Fumes Beauty Products, Inc.’s license to operate.
Full article: Metro News, (20-Aug)
bit.ly/34B6ZIA
#Manila #MayorIsko #Label #ProvinceOfChina #ThePhilippines