A Filipino domestic worker was forced to sleep on a bed over two washing machines in a laundry room in Po Tak Mansion in Happy Valley in Hong Kong Island, according to a Facebook post.
The domestic worker said in the post that her bed was as long as a refrigerator and on top of two washing machines. She said she endured poor air quality in the laundry room when the machines were working.
The maid said her employers required her to return home at 7:30pm on days off to take care of their children. She also had to look after the children on holidays when her employers were out in the evening.
Worse, she said she was always emotionally abused by her employer.
“When I teach my employer’s 7-year-old child to behave and tidy up, he used the ‘F’ word and called me stupid-silly-worst helper,” she said in her post. Not surprisingly, she said she had left this employer.
Under regulations in Hong Kong, employers are required to provide a six-feet-long bed for domestic workers. However, the rules do not list more detailed requirements in regard to accommodation for workers.
Domestic workers are entitled to a 24-hour day off every week but some employers fail to meet the requirements.
The Mission For Migrant Workers (MGMW), a non-government group that services foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong, has urged the city government to take action to ensure that foreign domestic workers are given proper accommodation – including a room and access to a toilet.
Read: Charity urges better accommodation for Hong Kong maids
Read: Legal challenge against live-in rule for domestic workers
Can i share my complain too
stay out no stay inn pls….
Nice employers
we’re much hoping that the said matter will be acted as soon as possible for the sake of those helpers not treated good by their employers base on the rules in yhe contract.
Thank You
Even me i have my own room but sad to say i slept on the floor with half meter wide i used only a thick blanket as my bed..the room is full of stuff which is she made it a stock room…the place also where she hang washed clothes abd dry there with the humidifier and no window,no aircon and not enough ventalation coz im only using a clam fan.i sleep together with the big boxes and no cabinet or drawer for my clothes ..hopefully stay out will be implemented if the employer could not provide us helpers enough space or a room to sleep..
stay out much better than stay in..
Making sure that FDH can enjoy the 24 hours of rest during their day off and on statutory holidays will be one accomplished milestone for the labour department of HK
in the contract ,,it says the maid have there own room…ir share with children…to all fellow OFW ..we have our rights to complain to the Labour Dept..of Hongkong dont be scared to report ur rights..
Same here..agencies.they should check the employers before they gave a helper to them…even under fees they are still giving..
Yes please…
The Hongkong Labor should step up on the issue of proper accomodation. Can the government do inspection on employers houses to check if the employers really provide the right accomodation and privacy for helpers? And for erring employers who require their helpers to do work on their days off, can they be given a harsh or heavy penalty that way the wrong practice would stop?
I hope i hope please
Vediohan mo or pic. As Proof
Martina Sinrof yes i will sis..we just move to the other place but the space or the room is more smaller than before..i will take a photo on it to show to the immigration as one of the reason why i have to break my contract
Yes most problem is that no privacy and still working before and after offdays..
WLA ba magchecheck ng house before they can request to have a maid sa canada kasi u need to apply sa govt nila provided may valid reason for helper plus can afford and provide decent room or living pwede rin ang live out depending sa need. Its is inhuman sana makita ng UN ito this is legal slavery !
In before i experienced that as i sleep in the kitchen pantry improvised bed was given and no window.its like sleeping inside the oven or worse sleep on a grave. My employers every abused me emotionally saying im just a helper, a servant and my opinion is not important.they always say "F" word to me. And telling me im a shit,bitch, evil bullshit. That’s why i break contract. Overload of work loads not enough rest. Abusive too.
I agree with u kabayan many abusive employers they demand too much of the helpers but they cant afford to give a proper accomodation and enough food
Mas maganda pa ipaglaban ang long service pag tapus ng 6yrs bigay agad .
Hindi yong boarding house kumikita at ngsisikipan kung stay out ang hinihingi nyo
Me also sleep in the living room and do work before go out every day off and also go home 7:30 and do work…terrible
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Aahh sooo,…. You go seepy on tha washaa…
You go now,… Aahh sooo, you AH SO !!!
This sounds like illegal behaviour from your employer. You should visit an NGO like HELP for Domestic Workers who can advise you and help write to the Labour Department and (if you want) your employer.
http://Www.helpfordomesticworkers.org #HDW
Irish Estimada Quinto. Gnyan din ako dati tylugan ko tent wlng paglalagyan gamit ko ginawa ko picture tos sulat ako sa hk labor. Sinulat ko lahat nereport ko amo
Yes you can…the more complain from foreign domestic helpers the more hk govrmnt will be push to do something about this problem.
Yes please
Agencies?come on of course they less care on that,they care only money and employers ,…..
Huckle Berry long service pra lng yn x matatagal n employee..alangang mgtiis k x amo n msma ang ugali ng gnun ktagal
A 24 hr day off..
it’s either you misunderstood the article or you were being sarcastic
Majority of employer, didnt fully give us 24 hours off day, we are forbidden to go out on saturday nite,even the work had done
Yes, of course I understand the article
Especially our working hours….which is too much……like 14 –16 hrs…….
totally exhausted!!!
The worst thing here in hk if you are a domestic helper is the working time..some helpers here sleep after midnight and need to wake up early b4 6am..some need to clean the car everyday…YOU NEED TO DIE WORKING THE WHOLE MONTH B4 YOU CAN GET YOUR SALARY…
Oh,yes,24 hour at rest day,then almost 24/6 working days,I don’t believe they can manage to live,seeing their maids made relaxation????
ganyan ako dati pero non 5year kana sa kanila nagreklamo ako kc sakitin na ako sa alikabuk na umiikot sa akin pay on k. ang elictric fan. cnabi ko tangalin ang mga nakatambak na damit sa bed don ako matulog pay hindi magreklamo ako at i post k sa online higaan ko. ayon nagmamadali cla ipalinis ang taas kama. ngayon ok na higaan ko d na ako nagliligpit ng kumot tuwing gigising sa umaga. pag d talaga magreklamo d ka pansinin ng amo pay d m cla takutin
Luwek Pimz Balansi Dornagon yes sis aq din kukuha ako ng mga ibedensya kc sobrang laki ng bhay nila ito pinatulogan sken lagayan png ng washing machine..as of now naglatag ako ng carton pra di pasokin ng lamig katawan ko..hintay ko lng ang 2 weeks na palugit ko sa knila kc nagsabi na ako na need ko ng bed at lagayan ng damit pero nagbibingihan..
Rina Zerudo agree ako jan.tratohin lang ako ng maayos at may tulogan akong comfortable..kahit wala LS ok na ako. Kng bigyan salamat..
This is the reason why they don’t allow ed the helper to stay out…its loud and clear…so did you get the real picture now?????why they won’t allow?
exactly!
Tama.mahirap din mjnsan ang stay out.
In my opinion the best way to get rid of this kind of situation is that "THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CHECK THE HOUSE OF EVERY EMPLOYER WHO WILL HIRE A HELPER…. Before or after hiring a helper to ensure that they have a good accommodation….. IF THE GOVERNMENT REALLY WANT TO TAKE ACTION…….
Very very very pooooor mental capacity of such employer..Can not provide bed for his/her maid..What about her food? I doubt if they have regular meal for breakfast.Maybe they could eat 1 piece of bread only or a bowl of lugaw or rice porridge.. And yet a bunch of household work and baby sitting is waiting..In the Philippines we may not claim that our country’s rich but atleast we have ‘matinong’ (regular meal) breakfast. Search the google for matino..
#angry
I slept in the guest toilet when my boss move to bigger house, my bedroom is also a store room
Irish Estimada Quinto I think before you report to the immigration regarding your small bed room you should talk first your employer to discuss about it.small bedroom is not a problem as long as you have a good ventelation inside .
Khly Duran thats the big problem cause as u read my first comment i said there that i dont have enough ventalation and no windows nor aircon instead im just using only a clam fan
Hoping for the 24 hrs day off and long service should be given automatically after 6 yrs in same employer…mostly employer need to clean up and do like the working days works during there housemaid’s holidays….me myself do the house hold choirs at night from my day off…..
Like this in the pic…….You got home like that……the mess is waiting for me
Exactly
Lynn Amor Chua agree aq ha ha ha