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Erwiana Sulistyaningsih

Erwiana Sulistyaningsih
Erwiana Sulistyaningsih
Erwiana Sulistyaningsih is a former Indonesian domestic worker who in January 2014 accused her Hong Kong employer of subjecting her to six months of physical abuse. Photographs of Erwiana's injuries quickly spread through social media and led to public outrage.
Born
7 Jan 1991
Industry
Human Rights
Job Title
Domestic helper
Law Wan-tung, convicted in 2015 of torturing her Indonesian domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, has been declared bankrupt. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong employer jailed in 2015 for torturing helper declared bankrupt

Court records show the beautician, who was ordered to pay HK$809,430 to her victim and later HK$200,000 in legal costs to the Department of Justice, filed for bankruptcy in May.

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Starved, beaten with hammer: worst domestic worker abuse cases

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Video | Domestic helper abuse in Hong Kong

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Beaten helper Erwiana demands to know why abuser left jail early

Indonesian helper seeks explanation from authorities after former employer Law Wan-tung is released from prison more than two years early.

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Beaten Indonesian domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih demands to know why Hong Kong abuser was released from jail early
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong woman who tortured domestic helper gets out of prison early

Law Wan-tung was jailed for six years in February 2015 over abuse of the Indonesian domestic worker that made global headlines and put working conditions of helpers in Hong Kong under spotlight.

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Convicted maid abuser accused of mistreatment by second domestic helper

Former civil servant, who threw scalding water over her Bangladeshi helper in 2014, kept a “punishment book” listing fines imposed on replacement maid for mistakes, including failing to marinade a cucumber and using the word “just”.

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Erwiana abuser blocked from appealing other damages order

The Hong Kong judge who ordered Law Wan-tung to pay HK$170,000 says the beautician’s application ‘must be refused’ in ‘the interests of justice’.

Law Wan-tung has been involved in two court cases involving Indonesian women she employed. Photo: Sam Tsang
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong must stop clinging to the fiction of racial superiority

Hong Kong people’s racial prejudice against Filipino and Indonesian workers must give way, especially in the face of evidence that race is essentially a fiction.

Hong Kong courts

Jailed Erwiana employer fined for assaulting another victim

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Fed up with human trafficking, migrant workers hold vigil

Protest over ‘rampant’ problem comes two weeks after Indonesian domestic helper died in Malaysia reportedly following torture by her employer

There are about 250,000 domestic workers in Malaysia, mostly from Indonesia and the Philippines. Hong Kong has about 370,000. Photo: AFP
Just Saying

Just Saying | Get out if you don’t like it: Hong Kong’s message for domestic helpers

Yonden Lhatoo asks what hope there is for this marginalised but vital sector when, instead of addressing their grievances, we argue they are welcome to leave if life here is unbearable

Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong have a long history of campaigning for improved working conditions in the city. Photo: Reuters
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Why foreign maids in Hong Kong must live under their bosses’ roof

Rule was instituted in 2003 to prevent foreign domestic workers jostling with local workers for part-time jobs

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Domestic helper loses bid to live away from employer

Filipino helper had challenged rule, claiming director of immigration abused his power to introduce policy in 2003

Hong Kong courts

Boss jailed for torturing Erwiana back in court to face another victim

Tutik Lestari Ningsih seeks HK$170,000 in damages from local beautician Law Wan-tung over abuse she suffered back in 2010 and 2011

Law Wan-tung faces a civil claim for HK$170,000. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong courts

Helper Erwiana wins fight to stop ex-boss evading damages payment

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A criminal trial three years ago heard how Erwiana was repeatedly assaulted between May 2013 and January 2014. Photo: Nora Tam
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Video | Erwiana vows to continue to fight for domestic workers’ rights after court victory

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

‘We are not slaves’: Erwiana fights for helpers’ rights at home and abroad

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

I will continue to fight for domestic helpers, says Erwiana

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Erwiana Sulistyaningsih has been focusing on her recovery as well as her bachelor’s degree in management at Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta. Photo: Nora Tam
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Tortured helper Erwiana wins HK$809,430 claim against abusive boss

District Court judge Winnie Tsui awards the Indonesian the full amount she sought, disregarding employer’s latest assertion that the former helper overstated her injuries

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Tortured helper Erwiana’s employer claims injuries were self-inflicted

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Employer who tortured domestic worker Erwiana accused of hiding assets

Former domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih (centre) appears at the High Court in Admiralty. Photo: Sam Tsang
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Abusive Erwiana employer ‘will find it tough fending off civil claim’

Law Wan-tung outside the District Court in December 2014. Photo: Sam Tsang
City Weekend

Hong Kong ‘turns blind eye’ as workers sleep in cupboards, kitchens, even toilets

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Keep appealing and you could be in jail longer, Hong Kong judge tells Erwiana’s convicted ex-boss

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Employer who abused domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih loses appeal bid

Law Wan-tung, former employer of Indonesian domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih. Photo: Sam Tsang
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong domestic helpers: Doubts expressed about viability of government code of practice for maid agencies

Filipinos make up the largest number of domestic helpers in Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Outside In | Migrant workers need protecting, but keeping them home is not the solution

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Documentary takes plight of abused domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih from Hong Kong to the world

Filmmaker says abused former domestic helper ­Erwiana Sulistyaningsih was not the only case of its kind, with scholars labelling their plight ‘modern-day slavery’.

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