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26 Feb 2012

Some factors to keep in mind when hiring a helper

Privacy

Man Siu-chun, team leader of the Asian Migrant Workers Social Service Project at Caritas, says employers...

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A legal thicket

26 Feb 2012

Labour experts and legislators have called on the government to provide for a contractual probation period and discretionary power for employers to terminate a contract in exceptional...

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Don't link devotion to PR status

12 Dec 2011

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...

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Unions to poll maids on HK ambitions

28 Oct 2011

A coalition of foreign domestic helper unions is launching a survey to find out how many maids plan to stay in Hong Kong permanently.

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No residency for domestic helpers

28 Sep 2011

The issue of whether foreign domestic helpers should be granted permanent residency has been in the news lately.

I think they should definitely not receive permanent residency status...

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Help at hand for domestic helpers

13 Aug 2010

Overseas domestic helpers are common in Hong Kong. They help us clean our homes, cook dinner and look after our children.

But have there been times when you get frustrated that...

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Opinion

China keeping its edge despite grim talk

3:53AM

Howard Winn

If StanChart doesn't want us, why keep inviting us?

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Helping hands for mothers

The majority of new mothers anticipate sleepless nights, breastfeeding difficulties and crying fits of a newborn, but many are unprepared for the challenges of hiring and managing a helper to care...

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A civilised society will protect all its members from abuse

I read with interest the letters in these columns that seem to doubt the abuse of domestic helpers in Hong Kong.

1:55AM

Domestic helper policies are institutionalised discrimination

Racial discrimination dies slowly, but its demise can be hastened by revised laws and policies. The demonstration on April 5 indicated the frustration of foreign domestic helpers, but was...

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Some foreign domestic helpers in HK are treated like slaves

I fully agree with Mary Ann Benitez ('Rough justice', August 20) that the two-week rule for overseas domestic helpers ['the period in which they must find a new job after their contract is up, or...

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Letters

Drastic changes needed to save environment

Martin Brinkley says that, 'plastic bag manufacturers, instead of whingeing with their fingers in the dyke, should read the writing on the...

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Job losses

At least seven domestic helpers have been sacked since the government decided to suspend the maids' levy from September 1. Should officials implement the levy suspension at once? Write to us....

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