Two employers sought help on social media after they found unusual items stored in the corners of domestic workers’ drawers.
A female employer posted a message on a Facebook group named “Group for HK Employers with FDHs” on Monday. She said that in her domestic worker’s drawer she had discovered a small bag containing hair, a rock and some dried plants together with a photo of her and the domestic worker with both of their names written on the back. This was reported on news website HK01.com.
The employer said this was the second time she had made such a discovery, and that on the previous occasion the bag contained a photograph of her daughter and the domestic worker.
She explained that as items had gone missing at home, she and her husband checked the domestic worker’s quarters during her day off. They first found some household materials which did not belong to the domestic worker, and when they checked her drawer, they found the bag containing the strange items.
Another employer posted a photo on May 24 claiming she had found a plastic bag with soil and a nail inside in a drawer formerly used by an Indonesian domestic worker.
Visitors to the Facebook page said the items in the bags represented black magic spells. They advised the employer that she needed to find out the meaning of the spell and, if she felt uncomfortable enough, she should terminate the maid’s contract.
But other page visitors were of the opinion that the domestic workers only wanted to charm their employers into liking them.
Joan Tsui Hiu-tung, convenor of the Support Group for Hong Kong Employers, said that from time to time they receive inquiries from employers who suspect their domestic workers of using black magic spells against them.
Though she realized that such incidents would make many local people uncomfortable, Tsui explained that the use of black magic and lucky charms is simply a part of indigenous Indonesian culture.
Tsui advised employers to engage with their domestic workers to help understand the reasons why employees resort to black magic. If used with good intentions, such as attempts to improve employer-employee relations, Tsui recommends employers explain to their workers that they don’t believe in such matters, and that the only way for a domestic worker to cement the relationship with his or her employer is to perform their job well.
I think they apply that to the employer if the employer treat them bad . And what they do is a secret for them to have a good relationship beetwin employer and the helper … I heard my neighbor , when I was in Singapore , she did something to her both boss too. And I feel so bad , why they have to do this ?
Black magic…. ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????
Wow why are you doing that to the things if a helper when she is not around
Yan ang dapat sa mga BASTOS na mga employers mablack magic sila????????????????
And employers must treat their employee a human being.treat good and the helpers become very good to them.
“ the only way for a domestic worker to cement the relationship with his or her employer is to perform their job well”
Maybe they already do their job well but their employer is always LOOKING THROUGH THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS and shit like that. Not to mention chatting on pages for HK employers of FDHs that are probably pages for them to complain about their helpers instead of dealing with them like fellow humans.
Black magic plng yn ha takot na cla pano pa pla pag malaman nila na ang mga pilipino binabansagan na aswang lalo na sa lugar nmin ("pero hindi lahat ha sorry sa maoffend hindi ko nilalahat") un kc bansag sa lugar nmin.kaya kayong mga employer na walang GMRC be kind to your kunyang dhil d kmi animal kng tratuhin nyo. kaya kayong mga employer na d makatao matakot na kayo pag sumapit ang pag bilog ng buwan dahil isang laway lang ang katapat nyo hahahaha!kaya treat your kunyang nice so we will treat you nice as well, simple as that!!!!!
Maybe these employers treat their helper badly. I don’t think a helper will use black magic if they are treated well. And for your information and guidance dear employers, you should respect the privacy of your helper. Considering you own the house that she lives in, you should at least ask permission from her to ransacked her cabinet and let her know you are looking for your nails remnants. How could you so insensitive of how your helper would feel, when you don’t even want your helper to keep even your cut nails. Respect your helper privacy!
Nothing to do or nobody will do anything stupid to good employer if u realize..u just sometimes make a trivia become very big problem that it will make u stressed n stroke..
Gusto nila ng respeto.tas ganyan sila pg wla mga helper.
Bagay sila pag untugin ng amo ko.nag kakalkal ng gamut ko pag holiday ko…pag walang makitang kaduda duda,ng iinit ang ulo…gusto nya lagi may maibintang sa akin…sorry na lang sya…dhil wala akong ginagawang masama sa kanila
Ayan ang dapat sayo! Kc wala kang respeto sa gamit ng helper mo! Bkit mo nmn maisip na bulatlatin ang drawer ni katulong kapag my na missing kang gamit?? Learn the word #privacy madam OK!