(MENAFN - Arab News) The filipino domestic help who was scalded after having boiling water poured on her by her employer on may 4 is still awaiting the results of the investigation from the philippines embassy according to her relatives.

harrish alagasi posted fresh images of his cousin with a message saying 'these are the latest pictures of my cousin (fahima) for whom we are hoping to get speedy justice."

in a telephone conversation harrish told arab news that he visited fahima on friday and was wondering why he or his cousins had not been given an update on her case.

harrish also told arab news that fahima's employer had been detained and released on bail but he could not confirm the official source of the news having got his information from a philippine media channel.

the department of foreign affairs (dfa) told the media that the victim formally filed charges with saudi authorities with the help of the philippine embassy in riyadh last thursday.

the maid's plight was brought to the media's attention and has evoked strong reactions from readers across the globe.

the philippine overseas employment administration (poea) has issued a preventive suspension against phl and the saudi arabian recruitment agencies in addition to her employer in riyadh.

her parents also traveled all the way from southern philippines to manila to follow up on the case. sen. cynthia villar offered assistance to the victim's parents via sipag (social institute for poverty alleviation and governance).

villar also called on the dfa to use its legal assistance fund to hire good lawyers to assist the victim in her quest for justice.

in an interview with the radio villar told anchorwoman susan 'toots" ople that the government should not tolerate injustices inflicted on ofws who are considered the country's modern day heroes. 'the government should also look into the bilateral labor agreement signed between the philippines and saudi arabia" said villar.

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London, UK (PRWEB) May 28, 2014

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(MENAFN - Arab News) The female filipino domestic helper who was scalded by her employer has formally filed charges with the police the philippine department of foreign affairs (dfa) said thursday.

the philippine overseas employment administration (poea) has issued preventive suspension against the philippine and saudi recruitment agencies in addition to her employer in riyadh.

the 23-year-old fahima alagasi palacasi the overseas filipino worker was a victim of maltreatment. her cousin in riyadh normiah alagasi told arab news on friday that fahima's injuries are healing now and she is much better after visiting bahay kalinga.

her parents also traveled from southern philippines to manila to keep track of the case.

according to the dfa spokesman fahima was accompanied by philippine embassy representatives on may 20 to a police station where she filed her complaint.

'the police have subsequently issued an endorsement to a hospital in riyadh to conduct a medical examination" said dfa spokesman charles jose.

he said the hospital will issue a medical report for use by the police in its investigation adding that the case was also brought to the attention of saudi ministry of foreign affairs by the philippine government.

'the philippine government will give her whatever assistance she may require" jose said.

maria embry an activist against human trafficking also took the case to the department of justice secretary leila de lima urging her to file human trafficking charges against the officers of the government licensing agency. she said the a-m phil professional services that illegally deployed an under-aged maid has a history of human trafficking.

embry said the same agency also has a record of providing fake birth certificates to under-aged workers and was suspended following its deployment of under-aged workers to qatar last year. however it was allowed to retain its license which expired on may 18 this year.

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Amelia Tan

The Straits Times

Publication Date : 25-05-2014

A pilot project in Singapore to recruit maids from Cambodia is struggling to take off as workers are turned off by high recruitment fees, and the fear of not being able to adapt to life here.

Under a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) pilot scheme that began last August, Cambodian maids are, for the first time, allowed to work in Singapore.

The ministry had set a target of 400 maids to arrive by February but only about 200 are in Singapore now, based on figures from the Cambodian Embassy.

This has prompted MOM to push the deadline to August for Cambodian and Singapore agents to bring in all 400 maids.

But even with the extension, agents here are worried that their Cambodian counterparts will not be able to recruit enough workers.

Singapore maid agents blame the high placement fees of S$2,400 (US$1,916) that the women pay to Cambodian agents to get jobs in Singapore.

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Homejoy just announced its first acquisition New York-based Uber for maids startup Get Maid.

Both Get Maid and Homejoy announced their cleaning services towards the end of 2012. They have a slightly different emphasis Get Maid is more focused on immediate service, promising users that the maids will arrive within two hours of their order, while Homejoy customers usually schedule their cleanings days or weeks ahead of time. Homejoy is also available in more than 30 markets in the United States and Canada (Update: And the United Kingdom), while GetMaid is just available in New York.

GetMaid co-founders Steven Gutentag and Demetri Karagas will be joining Homejoy and working out of its recently opened New York office. (Their third co-founder, CTO Justin Fargione, will not be joining.)

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Since Homejoy raised $38 million in Series A and B funding last year, the company seems positioned to make more acquisitions like this, but a spokesperson told me there are no plans for such deals, with future acquisitions evaluated on a case by case basis.

Homejoy says Get Maid customers will now have the option to make their bookings from Homejoy. Ive asked the company for more details about how the deal will affect the existing Get Maid service and will update if I hear back.

Update: Homejoy says it will be shutting down the existing Get Maid service.

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Stephanie Nesseth is the first to admit that her house doesnt always get cleaned. But she has a good excuse.

As the owner of Absolutely Clean in Cedar Rapids, Nesseth is making sure that the homes of all her clients are absolutely clean.

We are a maid service that cleans everything from top to bottom, left to right, Nesseth said. Weve even done laundry before. Our services are really customizable.

Nesseth spent many years as a stay-at-home mom and preschool teacher before starting Absolutely Clean 14 years ago. I didnt start this thinking I would become a business owner, she said.

Back in 2001, Nesseth was looking for full-time flexible work, as her family including her son who battled childhood cancer was her first priority.

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Some clients we dont even see. Others we will spend 45 minutes in a consultation interview before we clean their house for the first time, explained Nesseth. Either way is OK with us, because its their home we are cleaning.

Absolutely Clean also operates a commercial division with part-time staff who work evening hours. Nesseth said she especially enjoys helping her employees grow. We are more than just maids.

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AMAN is facing a possible prison sentence for harassing two Bristol doctors over an alleged death in Syria. David Tzadok, 57, of Harcourt Road, Redland, sent messages and documents to bosses at St Michael's Hospital claiming doctor Feras Naaisa had been involved in the death of a maid who fell from a tower block in Syria ten years ago.

Tzadok then told Mr Naaisa's wife, dental surgeon Hind Barakat, that her and her children's lives were in danger from her husband.

He also contacted the police, social services and the General Medical Council (GMC) about the alleged murder.

The "distressing" harassment forced the doctors to move house, Bristol Magistrates' Court heard. He was convicted by a judge and will be sentenced at a later date.

Tzadok told the court he had began targeting the doctors and the authorities after receiving a call from Mrs Barakat's mother in Syria whom he used to live underneath.

He said allegations of the death involving Mr Naaisa of a Filipino maid who fell from a tower block had come to light and he felt it was his duty to relay the information.

The court heard that Mr Naaisa was first approached about the incident by the clinical director of St Michael's Hospital, John Murdoch, in May last year.

He said: "It was shocking. I was called by Mr Murdoch and he said 'Have you killed someone'?' He added: "It was clear someone was trying to blackmail me."

Mr Naaisa said he returned home one day to find his wife in tears after being contacted by the social services who, he said, had asked her whether he posed any harm to the children.

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Brooklyn, New York (PRWEB) May 21, 2014

Thoughtful Systems announces the release of SM-Mobile 2.2, its mobile app for service businesses. SM-Mobile runs on Apple and Android devices and creates new efficiencies for management and field service employees. The new features help service business managers gain more control and optimize job scheduling. SM-Mobile works in harmony with Scheduling Manager Gemini, the desktop version, or Scheduling Manager Web Express, the online version of Thoughtful Systems multi-functional scheduling software for service businesses. SM-Mobiles new features include GPS tracking, time tracking, and photo sharing.

Thoughtful Systems produces field service business software for many industries, including carpet cleaning services, irrigation systems, maid services, fire and water damage restoration, HVAC and plumbing, home health care and fire extinguisher maintenance. Its management software for all aspects of service businesses, including job scheduling, customer data management, CRM features, payroll and more. Scheduling Manager Gemini has helped thousands of field service businesses world-wide organize their employee schedules more efficiently. It simplifies the task of organizing complex job schedules through the use of drag and drop calendars. Other features include payroll and accounts receivable. It interfaces with other accounting software, such as QuickBooks, Sage, and MYOB and mapping software like Microsoft MapPoint and Google Maps, and CRM software such as InfusionSoft.

The live GPS tracking feature in SM-Mobile lets managers track the location of employees throughout the day. Employees can get directions on their smart phones, tablets or iPads. Management at head office can see the location of all employees on a screen in Scheduling Manager Gemini. This also means that Scheduling Manager Gemini can find the optimal employee for a new job assignment geographic location and job skills are taken into account in performing employee scheduling, and providing optimal appointment times for clients. Optimization features in the software allow for generation of the best and shortest routes from job to job for each employee or team.

Employees can check in or out of the job site with the time-tracking feature. This records the time and GPS coordinates. The same thing happens upon check-out. This provides data that can be used for timecard, payroll and further employee scheduling functions.

Field technicians can take one or more photos of the job site and sync them to the desktop version of Scheduling Manager. This makes it easy to assess a job site for damage and restoration industries, handymen or home repair, HVAC technicians, basement waterproofers, and any other industry that needs a visual record of their jobs. An unlimited number of photos can be recorded in a customer's history, providing a valuable photographic record.

Importantly, SM-Mobile is a native app, so there's no need for a constant Wi-Fi or cell phone signal for all of these impressive features to function. These new features will help business owners identify customer needs and build a better relationship through all interactions either from the office with the desktop version of Scheduling Manager Gemini, or in the field with the SM-Mobile app and the Web Express version. All three work together to provide a powerful scheduling software solution for any service business.

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Thoughtful Systems has been producing field service software for businesses specializing in fire extinguisher maintenance, maid services, irrigation systems, HVAC, plumbing, carpet cleaning services, home health care, fire and water damage restoration, and other field service businesses for over 25 years. Versions are available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., the UAE, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and elsewhere. Those interested can find more at http://www.thoughtfulsystems.com/software/schedmgr/service-industry-software.asp or http:// http://www.thoughtfulsystems.com.

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