KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa) has brought in about 3,000 foreign maids from several countries every month to meet local needs since Indonesia froze the service to Malaysia a year ago. Papa has recruited maids from Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines to meet the demand following the freeze which was [...]

MANILA, Philippines—As the country marked the 15th Migrant Workers Day on Monday, a former labor undersecretary called on the incoming administration to strengthen its delivery of effective and quicker assistance to distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), many of whom have become victims of human trafficking. “The growing number of victims of human trafficking and contract [...]