Domestic Helpers

Domestic helpers push for an end to live-in rule

4 Mar 2013

The Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers' Union says the rule exposes maids to the risk of indecent assault or sexual harassment by their employers.

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Judges left to resolve the Beijing dilemma

1 Mar 2013

The government is free to retract its concession made 10 years ago that a statement included in Beijing's interpretation of a Basic Law provision was not binding on Hong Kong courts. That was the...

Top court rejects abode bid by Hong Kong-born girl

26 Feb 2013

The Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday refused an application by an eight-year-old girl born locally to mainlanders to join the right of abode challenge mounted by foreign domestic helpers.

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Up close & personal: finding your place in your child's affections

24 Feb 2013

"I love you daddy," my son told me the other week. It was a heart-warming moment. That is, until he went on to list everyone else he loved

Insight: when mothers are jealous of helpers

24 Feb 2013

Recently, a young mother shared with me her struggles to control her envy of the close relationship her foreign domestic helper has with her one-year-old son.

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Governments in Asia must ensure domestic workers get their fair dues

They are often called the hidden workforce. But their numbers are huge: in Asia, more than 21 million women and men work as domestic workers, according to a new report from the International...

Bangladesh consulate 'close to a deal' on domestic helpers

Bangladesh's diplomatic representative in Hong Kong says his consulate is close to reaching an agreement with local employment agencies on recruiting domestic workers in the South Asian country to...

Increase in number of domestic helpers applying for right of abode

More than 1,000 foreign domestic helpers have applied for permanent identity cards since a court ruled in September last year that a law preventing them from applying for right of abode was...

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Evangeline Vallejos, domestic helper in abode case, 'feared for safety in Hong Kong'

The domestic helper at the centre of a high-profile court battle for the right of abode has moved back to the Philippines because she fears for her safety, her former employer says.

LABOUR

Filipino workers' suffering in Jordan prompts Manila to set up shelters

Norhima Hayral, from the Philippines, sought refuge in a shelter for abused Asian housemaids in Jordan to escape from employers she says beat and raped her.

Domestic helpers rally for labour rights