Filipinos win P13-M suit vs UAE envoy

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Filipinos win P13-M suit vs UAE envoy

It’s been hailed as an unprecedented court victory for 3 Filipinos who filed a maltreatment suit against their former employer, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Ireland. The Employment Appeals Tribunal of Ireland awarded the amount of 240,000 euros (P13.45 million) to Jennifer Villaranda, Myra Calderon, and Laylanie Laporga over an unfair dismissal suit earlier junked by the Rights Commissioner. The 3 had accused UAE Ambassador Khalid Nasser Rashed Lootah and his wife Mehra Metad Alghubaisi of making them do housework for 15 hours a day at 170 euros (P9,514) a month. The tribunal used Ireland’s national minimum wage as basis for the amount of claim in the verdict.

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