More countries deploying Filipinos household service workers (HSWs) are complying with the minimum wage set by the Philippine Overseas employment Administration (POEA) in its reform package for HSWs.

Apart from Saudi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Singapore government also increases the monthly minimum salary of foreign domestic helpers to SGD500 or USD400.

The Secretary of the Labor Department, Rosalinda Baldoz, lauds the move of Singapore and cited a report from the Association of Licensed Recruitment Agencies for Singapore, Inc., which states that this new development complies with the HSW reform package which sets USD400 as the monthly minimum salary for Filipino HSWs.

Two recruitment agencies will be investigated regarding their involvement in the deployment of six (6) Filipino household service workers (HSWs) that were earlier rescued by Malaysian authorities.

The two concerned agencies are Philquest International Management and Service Contractor and Greenworld Placement Services. Baldoz ordered the investigation upon receiving the report of the rescue from the Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia, Alicia D. Santos.

She said, “The POEA needs to find out why these agencies, one of which its license has been cancelled, was still able to deploy workers to Malaysia.”

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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary, Rosalinda Baldoz announced that Filipino household service workers (HSWs) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) would soon receive higher pay as their minimum wage would soon be set to USD400.

This development is just one of the many provisions set in the joint statement of commitment recently signed between a group of Philippine licensed recruitment agencies (LRAs) and their counterpart foreign placement agencies (FPAs) that represent the employers in Dubai. The signed statement of commitment contains the Household Reform Package for HSWs set by the Labor Department.

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The minimum allowable wage (MAW) for household service workers (HSWs) in Hong Kong  will have an increase of HKD180. This is a 4.8% percent increase from HKD3,740 to HKD3,920 and is said to be the biggest in years.

Meanwhile the increase for the minimum food allowance is HKD100, fromHKD775 to HKD875. The Labor Department reported this development in an article that appeared in their official website.

However, the increase would only be applied to new contracts that were signed starting September 20, 2012. Contracts that were signed until September 19, 2012 will receive the previous rate.

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A POEA licensed agency, Jedegal International Manpower Services, Inc.  has job openings for Filipino Domestic Helpers in Malaysia,Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Domestic Helpers for Malaysia (100 vacancies)
Salary Offer: USD400

Domestic Helpers for Hong Kong (100 vacancies)
Salary Offer: HKD 3920

Domestic Helpers for Singapore (50 vacancies)
Salary Offer: USD400
No Placement Fee and No Salary Deduction

Caretakers for Taiwan (8 vacancies)
Salary Offer: NTD15,840

Note: For interested applicants, one can view the complete requirements and  application procedure by clicking the following link: Send an Application to Job Openings for Domestic Helpers in Singapore.