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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Business
Toh Ee Ming

In Singapore and Hong Kong, Korean dream tempts domestic helpers

Domestic helpers in Hong Kong and Singapore may soon have the option to work in South Korea [File: Dale de la Rey/AFP]

Singapore – When Filipino domestic helper Metchie Oyonoyon first read about South Korea’s plans to open its doors to foreign domestic workers, her mind raced with the possibilities.

Given the chance, Oyonoyon would leap at the chance to relocate from Singapore, where she has worked for the last 10 years, to South Korea.

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