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TORONTO —  Filipino Canadians gave their mixed reactions to the recent controversy surrounding anti-immigration billboards in the greater Toronto area. One of these billboards featured the image of People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier, and...

The elder care industry is a burgeoning, multibillion-dollar business. But some care home operators are becoming wealthy, by treating workers as indentured servants....

VANCOUVER — Canada has ordered the immediate removal of a Filipino caregiver, who has been working illegally in the country for almost five years. Filipino caregiver Marjorie Gaceta spent her last labor day in Canada behind...

BA viewer Carlos sent this question over.  I have a brother who has a Family Fourth Preference (F4) petition who also comes and visits our 92 year old mother here in the U.S. every couple of...

HONOLULU, HI — The Hawaii state legislature’s opening day, every third Wednesday of January, showcases how the 50th state stands out when it comes to setting the tone for the year’s legislative session. Along with both the...

In San Francisco, advocates for immigrant workers in the city are coming together, hoping a new education effort on workers rights, will help curb abuse and exploitation. Caregiver Victoria Bautista Aquino knew she was being exploited...

by Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News   NEW YORK CITY — A Filipina nanny, brought to the US from Hong Kong, sued her employers for unfair labor practice is now getting settlement money for unpaid wages and stolen...

A Filipina caregiver in Southern California is in prison for alleged theft. 49-year-old Maria Rose Licuanan was arrested by Palos Verdes Police, after they claim she was stealing credit cards from her elderly patients and using...

 SAN FRANCISCO – It took a decade of lobbying from domestic workers and their advocates all across California. From Los Angeles to the State Capitol in Sacramento until finally California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1015...

SACRAMENTO – Caregivers and their advocates packed California’s state capitol to witness the latest victory in the state’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The assembly labor committee passed senate bill 1015, 5-2. SB 1015 would ensures...