A Filipino domestic worker was only fed vegetables for almost two years by her “economical” employers in Hong Kong. Emilyn, 32, who works for a family in Kowloon, said she was only given vegetables for her meals, reports sunwebhk.com, a news portal for Filipinos in Hong Kong.
Emilyn said she didn’t know whether her employers’ economical style was due to religion, health or finances. She complained that she was made to eat bland vegetables as her employers also did not buy any other ingredients to make them more tasty.
She described the family as “not so poor and not so rich.”
One of Emilyn’s friends advised her to endure the situation until her contract expires, as she has a good relationship with her employers otherwise.
As her contract expires next month, Emilyn is considering looking for another employer instead of renewing her contract as she fears that her health will worsen because of malnutrition.
According to Hong Kong law, foreign domestic workers can ask their employers for a food allowance of HK$1,053 (US134) per month instead of being provided free food.
May amo ako noon na super basta gulay lng ang kinakain…ayaw nilang makitang may ibang pagkain sa bahay nila…kya kadalasan kumakain ako sa labas pag nmmalengke…kya lng nkkpaghinayang a isipin na ara araw na gumagastus ka ng pag kain mo
Kya nga. Alangan nmn iasa mo lahat ng food mo sa amo, lalo sa mga vitamins at supplements sa katawan. Love yourself pra dka magkasakit.
Yes tama, kung mabait at OK namn trabaho pagtyagaan nalang kc di natin alam puntahan natin na amo o ang sitwasyon ng trabaho… Minsan kahit masasarap mga pagkain kung lagi ka namn pagod sa trabaho,mawawalan karin ng ganang kumain.bili o kumain sa labas paminsan minsan pag day off. Hehe
Tama,,,,di lang ikaw ang ganyan sitwasyon, naranasan q din yan mga left food sa ref abutin ng how many days saka pa ipapakain sau, kaya ginagawa q, bumibili aq minsan pagkain q, di mo nman cguro magagastos lahat ng sahod mo, tapos kpag wala cla magluto k ng kanin, tapos prito ka ng itlog ok na,,,diskartehan lang ang lahat lalo kpag insekto amu, almost kuripot cla pagdating sa pagkain,,,
Mavel Badion tama…ok yung paminsan mindan pero say na araw arawin? no? pinapabayaan mo lang na abusuhin ka ng among ignorante…pag malaman yan ng HK gpvernment,may batas na dapat tuparin…
If no food provide ipag laban mo ang batas kc my food allowance tau. Bkt ko nasabi ipag laban ntin kc un ay nsa batas. Kung mabait un amu mo dapat sumunod sla sa batas kc fair ang batas d2. Huwag kc tau paapi nlng if u let them do that to u they might take advantage kc ok lng sa atin. So huwag na tau mg reklamu kc hinayaan ntin sla sa gnun set up. In my own experience, hinahanapan aq ng left over foods sa dati kung amu bkt wla na daw next dinner nla, sbi ko kinain ko ng lunch. Ang ginawa ko ng sulat aq ng expenses $700 for 4 adult and 2 kids weekly, sa 4weeks 2,800 lng let see 5 adult, nsa contrata ang food na $940 pa yta un nun. Multiply ko ng 5 person 4,700 and monthly ng foods nla per month ngaun kung gusto nyo mg tipid akin na ung food allowance ko at ung left over food nyo di un magagalaw. Haha binigay nmn ang $240 every week my sobra pa aq jn minsan 100 sa isang linggo, bili ka ng isda my $20 my next day kna nyan, bili ka ng karne pata ng baboy $45 2days nrin kain mo jn,gulay $10 2days nrin yn, marami kna mkain jn sa food allowance mo ung sobra mo ipunin mo next week tas bili kna ng hipon or beef dagdag mo dun sa bago mung allowance kung weekly ibigay ang food allowance. Kung monthly nmn un mas ok. Huwag kc tau masyado pkabait kc jn sla ng take advantage nka 6yrs din nmn aq dun. Ngaun bago ko amu nung una ng calculate din ng mga na bili sa marketing, tas sbi ko nmn kung ng calculate ka ng ganito give me my food allowance not nice daw kya di na ngkwenta ng marketing food allowance as long na kumain kmi ng husto. Ganun lng ????
Dapat Food Allowance ang ipaglaban hindi live out.