Indonesian maids replenish themselves during hot weather at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. Hong Kong is home to some 350,000 foreign domestic workers, with 156,000 of them coming from Indonesia. Photo: Nora Tam
Indonesian maids replenish themselves during hot weather at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. Hong Kong is home to some 350,000 foreign domestic workers, with 156,000 of them coming from Indonesia. Photo: Nora Tam
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Widodo: Halting domestic worker exodus will take at least five years

Indonesian president hopes to train citizens so they will no longer need to work as domestic helpers

Topic |   Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong
Phila Siu
Phila Siu

Updated: 12:07am, 7 Jul, 2017

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Indonesian maids replenish themselves during hot weather at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. Hong Kong is home to some 350,000 foreign domestic workers, with 156,000 of them coming from Indonesia. Photo: Nora Tam
Indonesian maids replenish themselves during hot weather at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. Hong Kong is home to some 350,000 foreign domestic workers, with 156,000 of them coming from Indonesia. Photo: Nora Tam
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