PHILIPPINES : Abuse of Female Workers Spotlighted

United Nations experts called for action to stop violence against migrant female workers, many of them sexually abused by their employers. They warned that the problem might worsen as unemployment and poverty drive more women, especially from poor Asian countries, from their homes to search for work in foreign countries. Delegates issued the call at the opening of a five-day U.N. meeting attended by representatives of 10 countries and hosted by the Philippines, which is believed to be the world’s largest supplier of domestic help.