Foreign domestic worker Baby Jane Allas, who has cervical cancer. Photo: Handout

Filipino domestic worker in Hong Kong fired after employer found out she has cervical cancer

The Philippine national stands to lose access to free medical care
Supporters have launched an online fundraising drive to help her

Topic | Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Raquel Carvalho

Published: 10:02am, 3 Mar, 2019

Updated: 12:24pm, 5 Mar, 2019

Foreign domestic worker Baby Jane Allas, who has cervical cancer. Photo: Handout

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Raquel Carvalho

Raquel Carvalho is Asia Correspondent for the Post. She joined the newspaper in 2014. Most of her investigative and in-depth stories have been focused on human rights, cross-border security, illicit trade and corruption. She was previously the chief reporter at a Portuguese daily newspaper in Macau, where she moved to from Europe in 2008.