The Hong Kong government announces the new monthly minimum wage for migrant domestic workers is HK$4,870, representing a 3% increase from the previous wage
In a bid to allay the concerns of families who employ domestic workers in Hong Kong, the city government wants to prevent workers from changing employers within a two-year contract period. This could force workers to stay in abusive situations, rights groups say.
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JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): A woman from West Sumatra who was beaten and burned by her former Hong Kong employers was awarded more than US$110,000 in damages on Friday (Feb 10). The abuse meted out to Kartika Puspitasari, 40, made headlines a decade ago and sparked calls for better protections for the army of women who come to the city to cook, clean and care for its children and elderly.