These are stories from domestic helpers
(Updated on 05 March 2026) Learning from Domestic Helpers: Embracing Smiling as a Way of Life Hong Kong is a city defined by its breakneck speed and high-pressure environment. In a landscape where stress and competition often dominate the social…
On Sunday, December 10th, thirty-three domestic helpers and employers participated in the HelperChoice christmas party that took place at theDesk in Sai Ying Pun. The event started with the presentation of HelperChoice’s main offers like insurance, paperwork processing, training and HelperChoice’s latest actions like the sponsoring…
(Updated on 05 March 2026) Being an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is a journey of sacrifice, resilience, and often, deep solitude. For Jkristine, a Filipina domestic worker based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the challenge of working abroad became a catalyst…
Updated 02 February 2026 HelperChoice interviewed about 150 domestic workers based in Hong Kong (67%), Singapore (12%), in some Gulf countries (13%), and other countries of Asia to know more about their fears and dreams. The majority of the domestic…
“When I started making my stories on Youtube about my life and journey here, I feel more uplifted and confident in myself.” Earlier this month, Jkristine Gonzaga, an aspiring Filipino Youtuber, shared her joy and celebrated her achievement of hitting…
One of HelperChoice’s core missions is to help domestic workers and employers “connect together”. The ethical online platform was firstly created in 2012 to support employers who would like to find a new helper and conversely for helpers to find…
HelperChoice has followed five domestic workers who prepared and ran the Tiger’s Head, a 16-km race last Saturday on November 25th, 2017. HelperChoice organised a photo contest to identify the runners who were very motivated and able to run this…
The HelperChoice team was at the premiere of the documentary The Helper at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Hong Kong on 14 May 2017. The documentary was framed in Hong Kong and features beautiful scenes shot in the Philippines…
A new documentary shows how foreign domestic workers from the Philippines are charged illegal fees by many employment agencies, and highlights that the government is not doing enough to protect the rights of these helpers. The documentary, called ‘Between a…
Meet Rina. Rina was a simple domestic worker, happily married with a 3-year-old daughter when she first arrived in Hong Kong 11 years ago. Now, she is an accomplished woman who is studying towards a teaching degree at the Indonesian…