A 39-year-old maid was killed on Wednesday after falling while cleaning a window in a luxury apartment in Tseung Kwan O in the New Territories.
A 22-year-old woman called police after her maid fell while cleaning a window at an apartment in The Wing II complex on Tong Chun Street in Tseung Kwan O, the Apple Daily reported.
The report did not disclose the maid’s nationality. Police arrived and found the woman, who was sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. No suicide note was found in the apartment.
Police found nothing suspicious after an initial investigation pending an autopsy to confirm the actual cause of death. There have been many cases of maids falling to their death while window-cleaning in Hong Kong.
In 2017, the Labor Department introduced new rules aimed at protecting domestic workers from such accidents in high-rise buildings by adding two new clauses to employment contracts.
One clause stipulates that only windows with locked grilles can be cleaned by maids. The other stated that no part of the helper’s body should be outside the window except for the arms.
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i agree with you
Filipina dw po sabi s comment n Ne Ri Sha
So if they cant afford doesnt mean they take a risk someones life my employer ask me somtimes i ask her how its very difficult and dangerous try it so she shut her mouth and walk away
Rene Destajo ,so what we are all helpers no matter what nationality. what states in the law is a law for all
Gemma Calzo kaya nga, follow nalang kasi wala din, tayo din ang talo lalo na kung lagi sila walang magandang mode sa atin…haissst!
The family of this victim should ask help from Tulfo brothers to know the truth on how she died.. too many dh dies in hk without investigating..
Investigate needed to find the truth not just like that ask Tulfo brothers beginning now to reveal the truth something fishy going on in this news