Domestic Worker

Briefs, January 10, 2013

10 Jan 2013

Rise in demand for 'exploited' domestics

5:04AM

Letters to the Editor, January 1, 2013

1 Jan 2013

Maids will be at the mercy of agencies

I note that the Bangladesh envoy says his office is very serious about an agreement with local agencies to recruit domestic workers from his country...

3:17AM

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What's being said on facebook.com/southchinamorningpost

8 Aug 2012

On the difficult conditions endured by subdivided flat tenants during the hot weather:

Wendy Yap - Even my dog sleeps in an air-conditioned room. The chief priority of the...

11:11PM

Maids get raw deal in labour tribunal

5 Aug 2012

Domestic helpers who have been abused or ill-treated by their employers are also being cheated by Hong Kong's justice system.

Lawyers and advocates say the Labour Tribunal favours...

11:03PM

Helpers demand right to live away from employers

12 Jul 2012

Domestic workers complained of being treated like 'slaves' yesterday as they protested against a ban on living outside their employers' homes, and demanded that rules protecting their rights are...

7:48PM

Complaints about helper agencies rise

16 May 2012

Complaints about agencies providing domestic helpers are on the increase, with employers feeling cheated when new staff never arrive, quit within days of starting or lack the necessary skills....

3:01PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Law must step in to stop Asia's maid abuse

An Indian maid knows all too well that a woman's work is never done. Domestic servants are treated like sub-humans, with infinite working hours but finite pay.

2:39PM

Child labour shames India's middle class

A New Delhi couple who mistreated their teenaged servant have become hate figures in the media but their behaviour is common.

12:20PM

Maids protest at agency abuses

More than 100 Indonesian domestic helpers took to the streets of Central yesterday to protest against what they say is collusion between Jakarta government officials and unscrupulous employment...

11:09AM

Home is where the work is

Cheung Chun-fai was totally opposed when his daughter first broached the idea of hiring a maid to help care for his Alzheimer's stricken wife, Wong Mui-ling.

8:21AM

Don't link devotion to PR status

I am writing in response to Winky Lai Wing-ki's article, 'Farewell to days of love and faithfulness' (Young Post, December 8). She recalls the days of ma jie and how faithful and loving these...

3:12AM

Farewell to days of love and faithfulness

Recently, the Hong Kong drama A Simple Life bagged three awards at the Golden Horse Film Awards. The story revolves around the heart-warming relationship between Roger and his caregiver, Chinese...

2:51AM