A 38-year-old Filipino maid almost got caught breaching Hong Kong regulations against accepting part-time work after she was asked to clean an apartment that did not belong to her regular employer.
The woman nicknamed “Lenglui,” which literally means “Pretty Girl” in Cantonese, has been working for her current employer for three years, sunwebhk.com reported. Last month, she was offered a cleaning job in Kennedy Town by a fellow Filipino.
On December 3, Lenglui went to to the apartment and met the man who was living there. He asked her to clean up the apartment while he was away for a meeting for a short time.
As Lenglui was cleaning the apartment, she saw a document hanging on the wall that identified the man as an immigration officer. She immediately left the apartment and sent a message to the man that it is illegal in Hong Kong for domestic workers to have part-time jobs.
Lenglui erased all relevant mobile messages as she was afraid she would be arrested.
The article did not say whether the incident was a setup by immigration authorities or if the man genuinely needed help cleaning his apartment.
Lenglui has been reminding fellow Filipinos not to trust people automatically, especially about illegal job offers.
What if so many holidays still not used and ddnt pay also,pwd KO tan isumbong sa immigration. Or ano maganda
Ha ha so many filipina workers do part time job, even do the know that it is elegal, the never think that they will be block lested soon,,
Just only a small amount, no brain anyway they are not satisfied for thier salary, they still do eligal part time so greddy…
Nabasa kulang to sa THE SUN last week ngaun translated na dito …..same story same situation …reported the same cooy paste nalang lol…
Marunong magtagalog c kuya wilson yao. check niyo prof niya
Kasi may bayad pag may napa huli ka…$1,000.00 per head..kaya hwag magtiwala…
Kung aq ung lady na ngpart time bkit ko pa sasabihin sa reporter n muntik n aq mpahamak sa part time ko
Be very careful in accepting part time job if you are non residence as there are rewards to those who help the immigration catch domestic helper doing illegal works.
Why dosent all Fillipino workers stand in protest against this stupid law . Yuo are being treated like slaves and you r not slaves
Fernandez Jhenne inggit cguro… Ganun namn kramiham kya ingat s pagtitiwala
Kapwa din natin Ang nagpapahamak sa atin,,,
Wilson Yao,if you work in other country that does not mean you don’t have food to eat. We choose to work as OFW to bring our siblings or kids to
Wilson Yao very simple …let them know how much u earn …that u you have salary at the end of the month…thats it…teach them to work for themselves ❤❤❤
Correct ka kabayan
Exactly,,, coz they can’t afford fullltime just be careful ,you are not covered by insurance if accident happens
Sabi nga ng Pulis,,,,its illegal if you are caught lol
Regrets always comes at LAST. And Never trust yourself when doing ILLEGAL thing
it’s not bad to take a part time job for an extra income but make sure that the country you are working allows domestic workers to take part time work..we as ofw’ s must be very careful not to make our lives miserable just because of disobeying the law.do not make any excuses if you want to work longer time because once you are cought,your salary could not be enough to pay for your charges..Law is law to be followed.so please.