12/14/2009 from GMA News Indonesian and Vietnamese domestic helpers in Taiwan have given their Filipino counterparts a run for their money.
Fees charged by brokers of Filipino domestic helpers have gone up, reducing Taiwanese employers’ interest in hiring them, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said.
Brokers charge NT60,000 every year for three years from Taiwanese employers seeking to employ Filipino domestic workers. This is lower than the NT160,000 charged for domestic helpers of other nationalities.
As a result, Taiwan-based Filipino domestic helpers have been cut by a third to the current 20,000 from a peak of 60,000 during the last five years, said Carlo Aquino, MECO director of assistance to nationals said. Continue reading here http://www.gmanews.tv/story/179358/fees-cut-number-of-pinoy-domestic-help-in-taiwan
Fees charged by brokers of Filipino domestic helpers have gone up, reducing Taiwanese employers’ interest in hiring them, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said.
Brokers charge NT60,000 every year for three years from Taiwanese employers seeking to employ Filipino domestic workers. This is lower than the NT160,000 charged for domestic helpers of other nationalities.
As a result, Taiwan-based Filipino domestic helpers have been cut by a third to the current 20,000 from a peak of 60,000 during the last five years, said Carlo Aquino, MECO director of assistance to nationals said. Continue reading here http://www.gmanews.tv/story/179358/fees-cut-number-of-pinoy-domestic-help-in-taiwan
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