Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body and Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions want monthly wages raised to HK$6,016 and HK$6,228, respectively.
The Hong Kong government is keen on getting the number of FDHs in the country back to its pre-pandemic mark of around 400,000. Currently, there are about 330,000, of which 190,000 are Filipinos, accounting for 57% of the total FDH population.
Readers discuss the maths of making the consumption voucher scheme more inclusive, Western media coverage of the Ukraine and Yemen conflicts, the energy and food crisis, and why the US-China competition is ultimately America’s to squander.