New shelter for Filipino helpers in Hong Kong ready, pending government approval

A Tai Po villa serving as a new shelter for distressed Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong is ready but must receive the green light from local authorities before it can open, with the Philippines’ top labour minister saying the facility is bigger, better and more comfortable.Hans Leo J. Cacdac, Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers, told the South China Morning Post that the new shelter was ready, while his labour attache at the Philippine consulate, Cesar L. Chavez Jnr, provided some details about the facility.Cacdac was on a brief stopover in Hong Kong over the weekend after a six-day trip to Geneva, Bahrain and Dubai, and returned to Manila on Sunday evening. He said he would report back to President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on his discussions with labour counterparts in the Gulf states and prepare for a coming Asean committee meeting in Manila on protecting migrant workers.