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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according to report its a luxury apartment…so the employer is living in luxurious way…may have another reason
Ang bentana nila dto hindi matibay idunikit lang
sapat pagmultahin ang employer pag ang maid ay nahulog dahil sa paglilinis ng window. dahil dito sa hk daming employer na gusto nila araw araw makintab ang bintana nila.. iwan ko ba walang hstisya.. kapatid ko naglilinis ng sasakyan ng madaling araw
Employers never follow what is written in thr contract,they still ask us to clean the windows.
Gemma Calzo You always have a choice. #walkaway
Chinese employers are too cheap.most cannot afford the maid
takeover substance
Rene Destajo lahi ba ang topic dito? It’s all about your duty as a domestic helper. So if you are DH it means you are included to be reminded about cleaning windows it doesn’t apply your nationality whether Pilipina or Indonesians. ????????
Nsa employer po yan,khit nka lagay s cntract yan na bawal wla silang pki alam inuutusan prin ang helper na linisin,kya dpat tlga managot mga gnyang employer.kc hnde mgllnis ang helper nyan kng d nila inuutos,sa pgka taas taas nyan sino loko loko mglinis nyan na wlng utos.
Rene Destajo ikaw basa m7na vagi mag comment, sige nga anong Lahi ang sinabi sa Article ng Asia Times? Dh in Hong Kong labg Nabasa ko!
Gemma Calzo tinatakot ka lng niya kapatid pwede mo siya isumbong
Geline Vane
The report said did not disclose the maid nationality.
Say No, tell your employer , it is against labor law. Do not afraid na fired up . Ka. Madaling good employer diyan. Kung nagaalala ka wala ka ng titirahan. There is always a shelter for a Philippines domestic helper there. Philippines consulate has accommodation for terminated helper seeking for another employer, JIL Church had a shelter for a Filipina like you! Just get connected to them. Lumaban ka.
Indo po ung helper,katabi lng po nmn Dto ung Wings 2,bagong patayo ang flat na yan,luxury po talaga.
dapat sa mga employer na Hnd sumosunod sa roles ikulong at mag bayad Ng penalty,, para hnd tularan ng mga ibang idiot na amo,, 2017 pa mandatory na bawal mag linis Ng windows, pwd mag linis Kong my Harang ang window at kamay lang mailabas,, hirap b intindihin un? Dami kasing mga employer na Hnd sumosunod sa roles,, Kaya dapat Ito ung bigyan Ng sample,,
Cy Dheen pinay maid ang nahulog, basahin mo sa taas
Rene Destajo Dmo ba nabasa na Filipino maid ang na hulog.. .
Akala ko bawal na. Kasi. Maglinis ng bintana
ate rene basa basa at intindi din ng english bgo mag comment????????????????.ikaw ngaun napahiya..anlayo ng cnbi mo sa cnbi ni ate eh????????????
Naku parang amo ko,di lang bintana,pati fench na,npakataas may bulbwire nagkanda.sugat.mga.kamay.ko.binatana na npakaluluwang.wlang.grill. pati sliding door npaktaas.pati ilaw ilaw sa kisame gamit ang npkataas na.ladder png 10feet..dto,ito,sa regalia bay ingat kau mga kbyan sa w hire niya
Rene Destajo bobo lng ba ang peg mo? U must read first before u message.