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The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong has climbed to 221, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office said on Thursday, Mar. 3. Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) Hong Kong Labor Attache Melchor Dizon speaks a a Laging Handa pr
221 Filipinos test positive for coronavirus in Hong Kong
Labor Attache Melchor Dizon of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-Hong Kong (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Hong Kong (HK) government is one with the Philippine government in reminding employers in the host territory that terminating an employee who got infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a violation of their labor laws. Labor Attache Melchor Dizon of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)-HK, said so far, there are only three cases of termination involving Filipino workers but in these cases, the employers were convinced to reconsider th...
'OMJ' hosts (from left) Bea Binene, Arnell Ignacio and Tuesday Niu In the “Oh Isyu” segment of "Oh My Job!", Labor Attache Melchor Dizon of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office of Hong Kong will lead the discussion on the plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in that country. The