A pilot program that brought Filipino “caregivers” to work in Seoul homes—ending in December 2025—revealed a dark side of Korean society’s treatment of those who perform domestic and care labor. While the Filipino caregivers were ostensibly responsible for child care rather than housework, they were frequently expected to handle everything in their employer’s home. A survey by the Seoul Foundation of Women and Family found they were also expected to teach English (reported by 37 respondents), clean floor mats (21 respondents), clean the fridge (13 respondents), and sometimes even clean high, potentially dangerous areas such as external windows (6 respondents).
The case of Filipina OFW Jeanelyn Villavende, who was brutally killed by her employer in Kuwait in 2019, resulted in a death sentence for her killer. Even more shocking is the story of OFW "Diaz" in Saudi Arabia, who was repeatedly beaten with objects and eventually lost sight in her left eye after her female employer stabbed it with a stainless steel shisha pipe. These are not anomalies; they represent the extreme end of a spectrum of abuse that includes malnutrition, overwork, and psychological torture. monger in asia skinny filipina house cleaner full
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