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Indonesian mum who died in Hong Kong blaze sacrificed everything for children’s education

Indonesian team aims to get bodies of 9 helpers killed in Hong Kong fire home soon

Indonesian helper’s terrifying 3-hour ordeal as fire ravaged Hong Kong estate

It shouldn’t take a tragedy for Hong Kong to treat domestic workers fairly

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

The lives of Hong Kong’s foreign helpers – and the challenges they face

A domestic helper with her baby boy in Central, Hong Kong.Photo: Edmond So

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No place to call home: plight of Hong Kong’s pregnant domestic helpers

Illustration: Brian Wang 

Domestic helper Daisy and her baby boy Joel. Photo: Edmond So

Stephanie Kwok says some employers are concerned about their liabilities. Photo: Sun Yeung

Edwina Antonio-Santoyo is the executive director of Bethune House. Photo: Eugene Lee

Bethune House provides temporary shelter to domestic workers. Photo: Eugene Lee

Support groups say helpers who become pregnant often face losing their jobs, separation from babies.


Hong Kong charity urges live-in exemption for domestic helpers who give birth in city

Foreign domestic helpers on their day off in Central. Photo: Sun Yeung

Catherine Gurtin, CEO of Pathfinders, has said that the charity handles about 16 cases of pregnant migrant workers per month. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Pathfinders, which handles 16 pregnant helpers a month, say live-in rule can result in newborns being separated from mothers.


Is Hong Kong beating Singapore, Taiwan in attracting foreign domestic helpers?

The minimum wage for helpers in Hong Kong is HK$4,990 per month. Photo: Sun Yeung

Employers in Hong Kong, in general, pay higher than in other places and workers enjoy better legal protection, overseas employment centre head says.


Hong Kong’s domestic helpers and where they sleep – a visual diary

Personal stories of three migrant workers in Hong Kong and their grim accommodation


Nearly 400,000 foreign domestic workers serve in Hong Kong’s households, far from their homes and loved ones. But when faced with difficulties such as pregnancies, help is not always within reach. From cramped living spaces to limited access to health and social services, the Post looks at their experiences and examines the laws and policies that shape their lives.


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