While there are hundreds of thousands of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, their working conditions remain very hard. Recent cases have not only highlighted the physical and sexual abuse that many workers endure, but the substandard conditions that they work and live in. This situation is made worse by government legislation that forces workers to live with their employers. Organising in trade unions is the only way to improve migrant domestic workers’ conditions.
While there are hundreds of thousands of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, their working conditions remain very hard. Recent cases have not only highlighted the physical and sexual abuse that many workers endure, but the substandard conditions that they work and live in. This situation is made worse by government legislation that forces workers to live with their employers. Organising in trade unions is the only way to improve migrant domestic workers’ conditions.
