Immigration officials arrested a domestic worker at Causeway Square on Hong Kong Island for alleged illegal work on Sunday.
The domestic worker, whose origin was not disclosed, was arrested for breaching her condition of stay – allegedly doing a part-time job at the shopping mall in Causeway Bay, Oriental Daily reported.
The case is still being investigated, an official said, adding that two other domestic workers were arrested previously. They were convicted and sentenced to three months jail.
Meanwhile, the officials said they would look into a media report that some domestic workers were doing part-time work as salespeople in Causeway Square and the Tung Yik Building in Yuen Long in the New Territories.
Several suspected domestic workers were found working as cashiers and salespeople at a supermarket selling Indonesian and Filipino foods in the Yuen Long shopping mall, the report said.
Others were found selling food from their home country and clothes in the Causeway Bay mall.
Ms Chan, an employer, told reporters that some workers had rented a shop together to run their own business.
A reporter had followed two salespeople in each of shopping mall and found that they worked as maids on weekdays.
A total of 180 domestic workers were arrested for illegal work in 2015 and the figure rose to 190 in 2016.
Masama tlga ang labis.
Yes they are working hard for their family but they follow what is written on the contract.
We are strangers to that country so we must follow or obey their rules and regulations and that is written also to the contract that we can not work to other employer if you did not yet finish your contract.
Respect the law of your host country please,kaysa sa makulong kayo.
Lj S Keiffer agree for this they never follow the law’s in hongkong..
Lindy Daruda … May I ask if the employers knows that rules for their helper…
this is their rule…. greetfull they have allow as to work here dont ask more
Oh common people!!! Respect the country law.
Before you signed the contract you already know whats written there. Plesae lets follow the rules and the law in hong kong. God bless everyone.
Law is law. It is written in the green/blue cobtract
Law is law
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Desirejhen Miranda well helpers should complain to labor department if employer ask her to do domestic work aside from the address written in the contract. If no complain no case
Rainha Do Nilo It is not slavery, before you come to hong kong you signed a contract as a domestic helper and you have to perform domestic job with your employer only, if you do any other job aside from domestic helper you are breaching the contract. This is not philippines
Not all chinese, still there some people are good.
Very well said Leigh trixie
So sad you think like that. I understand if you come from abroad already with a contract to work for someone you want to be honest and not disappoint the contractor but some they pay rubish and they exploit them. You want to fallow the laws made by evil men and when is to follow the laws of God you are blind, deaf and dumb. Give a break I don’t give a shit about men’s laws hope most will burn in hell
Analyn Romero but that’s slavery. We live in a different world now. And contracts can be ended from both sides no one is to be forced to nothing.
True
we can’ t do anything about it…it is in the contract that every domestic helper can only work in their employer. if we dis obey the law then we have to face the consequence.
We came here to earn money to support the needs of our family. Remember we are foreign in this country so we should follow their rules or law…