Current Situations of the Migrant Domestic Helpers in

Current Situations of the Migrant Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong

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Gi Estrada, Area Coordinator of the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants

"We will launch a legal battle against the government on the grounds of discrimination if migrant workers are not included by the statutory minimum wage, " union co-ordinator Sari Canate Jotojot said. She also said the government should prescribe standard working hours foreign domestic helpers as the minimum wage was calculated on an hourly basis. The union said it would write to the government seeking a meeting. "We are not too worried that the employment opportunities of migrant workers will be affected if they are covered by the statutory minimum wage, as there is a strong demand for their services in Hong Kong. It is more important to protect workers' rights, " Ms Jotojot said. (South China Morning Post, 2009 -3 -31)

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Vicky Casia said some employers have changed their attitudes toward their helpers. Leny Galima said her employer was understanding but she experienced hatred on the street. ``Someone shouted `Filipinos are rubbish' at me, '' she said. ``I felt bad and sad. '' Lucy Aquino said she tried to hide the fact she was Filipino when she took her employer's parents to hospital. . . . (Standard News, 2010 -8 -30)