Category Archive: Au pair issues

May
13

OFW nightmare – My Father Story

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I always consider myself an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker because both my parents are OFW) even though I a migrant Filipino. Thanks to the new technology it eases the pain of being away from your love ones you can chat see each other through webcamera but NOTHING compares to pain when one is sick or …

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Mar
17

Counselling for Filipina Au Pairs in Denmark

Babaylan Denmark in cooperation of Kvinderådet since January 14 has started a telephone counselling for Filipino au pairs in Denmark. If you are a Filifino au pair (not there are also male au pairs) who needs to talk to somebody about your problems on your work as an au pair or personal problems you can …

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Dec
20

Request for help in repatriation of a Filipina

Carina David, Sept 15, 1976–Dec 17, 2008

November last year the Filipino community in Denmark were shock when Dulce, an au pair was killed in a vehicular accident. There is a on going ban of aupair in the Philippines European countries like Denmark who still approves au pair visas to thousand of Filipinas.  But when something terrible happens no one will take …

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Nov
26

Filipino Au Pair’s In Denmark Story

Almay Aguirre, The Filipino Au pair

I’ve been really bothered when you hear about the sad plight of Au pairs here in Denmark I always thought that it’s sole Filipina problem but I found out that there’s also a handful of male filipino au pair and I contacted this former au pair here in Denmark his name Almay Aguirre. He had …

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Nov
22

Filipina Au Pair in Distress-

Cathy  a sweet Filipina Au pair

This is Catherine when she was in Holland, her picture reflects sweetness and contentment of her experience with her host family in Holland. But she asked me not to published her present picture because she lost weight because she don’t want her family to worry when they see her now. Catherine story is one of …

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Oct
28

Filipina Au Pairs in Denmark in the Spotlight

Last October 22 the Filipina au pairs were on the Spotlight when the Danish Parliament conducted a joint hearing regarding the au pair scheme. On that hearing they focus on the Filipina Au pairs because of many cases of abuse from their host families. Many of them were used a cheap house help which is …

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