A Filipina domestic worker, who was filmed being publicly scolded and humiliated by her employer in a park last week, had handed in her resignation letter.
On Sept. 14, a five-minute video clip which went viral on social media showed the female employer scolding her in a public park because her son was given a piece of cookie.
The maid said she tried to explain but the employer did not listen. She then went to other place and cried but the employer followed her and kept yelling at her.
Rosalyn, a 34-year-old mother of four from Cebu of the Philippines, came to Hong Kong for the first time a year ago, Next Magazine reported. She said she paid 50,000 Philippine Peso (US$926) to an agent to work for a family of three in Tin Shui Wai in the New Territories.
Rosalyn said when she first arrived in Hong Kong, she worked in the female employer’s home in Tin Chung Court during the day and took care of a young child, who is now 17-month-old. She rested at her male employer’s sister home and had a private room to sleep in.
Things changed when the employer moved into a private residential block nearby. Rosalyn said the female employer could not control her emotions and shouted at her all the time and became angry every time she prepared food for her son.
After the incident in the park, Rosalyn told the employer she wanted to terminate the contract. The employer then apologized and promised her not to lose her temper again. However, the domestic worker was shouted at again two days later.
Rosalyn also claimed that she had to work for 17 hours a day, slept in a storeroom with paper boxes as a mattress and two surveillance cameras set in the apartment monitored her 24 hours a day. She said she had had enough and resigned on Wednesday and packed her belongings.
“I have to protect myself also because I have children. I love myself. I don’t want anybody can make me down (look down on me),” Rosalyn said. She is now seeking assistance from the domestic worker union.
Betty Yung Ma Shan-yee, the Hong Kong Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers’ Association chairman, said employers should not scold their domestic workers in public.
An employer should solve problems in a gentle way or deal with them at home, she added.
Read: Viral video shows maid being rebuked for giving boy a cookie
Create jobs at the expense of other people lives. Shame on u. The Yemenis blood is on your hand
Almost few days left untill that employer will jump from her apartment because she lost the helper and have to scold cheating husband now . Pls call Samaritans suicide prevention 24/7 hotline 28960000 for her right now .
Tama yun kbayan.. Lalo na ung finger pointing.. Ai sobra na un .
A Good decision indeed,self respect is very important,there’s still good employer out there.God bless.
Good decision dear kabayan . Employers like her must be automatically blocklisted in PH embassy and other foreign embassies so that they never hire again foreign workers.
Thats clever decission,for sure you can easily get a good employer,goodluck
She most to terminite her helper…this kind of employer is not good…even in public place u treat ur helper like a human not a criminals or animals in ur sight….ur uneducated employer u most lost herlper in ur house dont hire helper….thats y u feel what she feel ur helper she work 17hrs wow! She a human not ur sleve…… i think immigration dont give u a chance to give Philippines helper for ur attitude that u have …u never fingger point to anybody… u can talk in a nice way not to shout and fingger point to ur helper….
this is Common in Hongkong employer will shout to the Helper , if they are not happy or probs ., Just considering this behavior, included to our monthly salary..????
Thanks for the laugh
That employer deserved it! Em sure no helper can stand your attitude or actions ….
Mickey RebCo Leo nope, seems she is depressed . Probably mortgage issue since she moved to new apartment ????
Well done kabayan.
Must be blocklisted in the labor in hk bcoz for attitude..
not good to heard but that’s the reality in this country..
Very good. REVENGE is real.
Domestic workers undergo tons of trainings and evaluations and paid so much money before they can be qualified to work abroad. how about the employers? They should also undergo some trainings and evaluations before they can hire a maid…. it is not just about being able to afford to pay a salary but also to be mentally , emotionally able to work harmoniously with the house help they get from other countries. Sorry for the word but some employers need some psych evaluation…
tama lang yang disisyon mo kabayan
Ang ganyang klaseng amo dapat bigyan ng leksyon.matuyo cla e respito tau bilang kasambahay at bilang tao!
no way
agree dpt nga dn nmn snang matrain ang mga employer n kukuha ng katulong kng pnu nila itrato ang katulong.
The helper should seek legal remedy and the employer should be fined.
Please read mga kababayan hwag tayong papayog na tratohin tayo ng Hinhi tama.
In a Hong Kong employment case in 2000, domestic helper Evelyn Bachicha was shouted at, pushed, kicked, punched, and subjected to psychological abuse of a degrading and frightening nature by her employer, Poon Shiu-man. Poon’s behaviour was found by the court to amount to a breach of the implied duty of trust and confidence, which rendered the employer liable to pay damages to Bachicha.
In this regard, Trust-destroying conduct is not confined to physical abuse; it can include psychological or emotional bullying. Bullying may also amount to trust-destroying conduct and could result in a liability for the employer.
https://m.cpjobs.com/hk/article/humiliating-intimidating-threatening-are-there-bullies-your-workplace
Buti nman uso ang resign dyan sa Saudi?no way dapat mauso din sa middle east yan
if am the maid of that uneducated employer i will do the same like the maid done,not just because we are maid they can just let us down in public,stupid employers like that ????????????????????????????????
Goodluck kabayan u made the right decision.God bless
Ashamed for some employers, they should know that they hired a helper to HELP them do HOUSEWORK and most important HELP them take care their KIDS. Some employers act like they bought their HELPERS.
that’s right kbayan…don’t let anybody look u down, u’ve given her the chance to change her attitude..but she’s a hopeless case. makakatagpo rin yan ng katapat nya. goodluck sa next work mo,girl.
Hope the.Phil.consulate wont let this evil woman hire Pinay.helper again!
I remembered one of the official in hk government say " If you don’t like in hk ( DH) pack your things and leave in hk..
I read in the article last month i think.
????hahahaha thats right
i wish she could not have a helper anymore. her behavior is very rude.
With this kind of employer，sorry to say but if i were on her shoe silent revenge will takes place. ….Treat us nice and we”ll be nicer and even more. …Treat us bad then expect us to do the same….
Same in Stinkapore…treat maids like slaves and show no respect.
Agreed…maybe she has underlying issues such as financial or work issues…or as you say her husband cheating on her. However that does not give her carte blanche to treat her badly.
Margaux Yuri aka maria consuelo…why no way?? You support this kinda attitude to your fellow compatriate
Singapore has a policy that if an employer goes through three maids in a short space of time, or if one resigns, the employer is asked what happened by the Ministry of Manpower…its frowned upon in Sg to scold/mistreat maids. For me, they are an extension of the family…treat them well
A maid is like a mirror to the employer….treat me like that, i show you the same and treat you like that
Dont let this kind of animal hire a helper again！
If the hk government properly and strictly educate employers this things will not going to happen. They should imposed strict Laws that employers MUST follow whether they like it or not. and that Employees should have enough courage to report those abuse employers.
That is why some helpers take revenge by hurting there kids or doing something with there food (though i stongly disagree) just to get even with employers of this kind. Just right the helper terminated the contract to end her agony before she lost her right mind and temper and do something wrong.
Good decision kabayan marami pa din nman mabubuting employer dyan good luck Godbless????
That’s the way to handle that humiliation…Self respect..not every time you just accept their animalistic treatment…We are workers who served them, help them..for us to earn that salary…we deserved more than that..a salary that we give to our family as a form of love and sacrifices…is it hard to do humility? respect? we are human too…we know how to feel embarrassed, we can understand and respect you, if you just talk to us in a good way…scold us privately we can accept it..but don’t do that in public..we are not illiterate…in our country we studied, we been teach GMRC (Good Moral and Right Conduct)..since K1..if you put yourself on our shoes..do you like other to that unto you ?I am lucky my employer isn’t like you..they treat like their family and I treat them and served them the way they treated me..We commit mistake ..no one is perfect..we say Sorry..we explain, can’t you open your ears to listen to our side..then if you don’t want us..return us to our agency or terminate the contract rather than treating us like animals.
God bless you Kabayan…I salute you.
That’s good decision! Do not let anyone belittle you. Baka pati ikaw mawala ang confident sa sarili. Maraming amo na tatanggap sa iyo.
KARMA is real
THAT STUPID AND IDIOT EMPLOYER DON’T DESERVE A FILIPINO AND INDONESIAN HELPER!! WHOEVER YOU ARE YOU ARE BULLSHIT AND FULLBOF SHITS IN YOUR MOUTH!! MY MIDDLE FINGER ????????????????????????????
kabayan hindi ka swerte sa employer mo pero tama ginawa mo na umalis ka na sa poder nya may topak yan amo mo.
Nobody wants to be scolded in public, even you employers, you are employed by somebody else too or any of your relatives, so please be human enough.