Employment agencies and money-lending companies in the Philippines are cheating women applying for jobs abroad out of thousands of pounds by charging illegal fees paid with high-interest loans, interviews and documents show.
Interviews with hundreds of women and thousands of pages of complaints compiled by a migrant rights organisation showed job agencies charged applicants training and medical fees that are above the legally allowed limit.
Read full story here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jun/27/philippine-job-agencies-cheating-women-with-fees-and-crippling-loans
Katie McQue 