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
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
agree dpt nga dn nmn snang matrain ang mga employer n kukuha ng katulong kng pnu nila itrato ang katulong.
no way
tama lang yang disisyon mo kabayan
Ang ganyang klaseng amo dapat bigyan ng leksyon.matuyo cla e respito tau bilang kasambahay at bilang tao!
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…
Very good. REVENGE is real.
not good to heard but that’s the reality in this country..
Must be blocklisted in the labor in hk bcoz for attitude..
Well done kabayan.
Mickey RebCo Leo nope, seems she is depressed . Probably mortgage issue since she moved to new apartment ????
That employer deserved it! Em sure no helper can stand your attitude or actions ….
Thanks for the laugh ✌️
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..????
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….
Thats clever decission,for sure you can easily get a good employer,goodluck
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.
A Good decision indeed,self respect is very important,there’s still good employer out there.God bless.
Tama yun kbayan.. Lalo na ung finger pointing.. Ai sobra na un .
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 .
Create jobs at the expense of other people lives. Shame on u. The Yemenis blood is on your hand