The stand of the Embassy of the Philippines in demanding higher wages for maids and other professions is the right response. We can try to help those who are here being exploited already, but at the same time foreign embassies need to pressure the locals to demand a more realistic wage.

I don't see that ordinary people should be made to feel ungenerous for not wanting to donate to these people, meanwhile their sponsors and business owners are living a life of luxury flying around the world for lengthy summer holidays and driving expensive cars - all because they know that it's okay to exploit Asian laborers.

This isn't a long term solution to Qatar's Labor Shame.