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The domestic workers are trapped in debt and hunted by loan sharks, their employers confide in them on social media
A female employer in Hong Kong poured out her heart (confided) on social media involving her foreign domestic workers (PRT). It was stated that the domestic worker had borrowed money from 8 different money lending companies towards the end of last year. Although some of the loans have been repaid, some remain unpaid and are in the hands of notorious loan sharks. “The loan sharks relentlessly abused the domestic worker, who openly admitted to her that she had no intention of paying her debt. "What's worse, the domestic worker even gave her contact number to the loan sharks, so they received telephone calls and debt collection letters every day," Dimsum Daily reported. In an effort to find a solution, employers... READ MORE
Excited about the increase in the cost of placing Indonesian domestic workers, the Minister of Hong Kong-KJRI met, this is the result
Minister of Labor and Welfare of Hong Kong Chris Sun on Thursday (10/8/2023) met with Acting Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong Slamet Noegroho to reaffirm Hong Kong's stance on the issue of placement fees to employ Indonesian domestic workers (PRT) . On that occasion Minister Sun emphasized that in order to maintain friendly, mutually beneficial and close cooperation between the two countries, there must be no changes made by the Indonesian side to the arrangements for the placement of Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong which will result in an additional burden on Hong Kong employers or damage employment opportunities for Indonesian domestic workers. He added that despite the changes... READ MORE
Hong Kong Shocked by Rising Fees for Domestic Workers from Indonesia
Currently Hong Kong is in an uproar regarding the rising cost of hiring domestic workers (PRT) from Indonesia. An uproar broke out among employers who objected and also among Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) who were worried about the negative response of their employers at home after paying more to employ them. RTHK reported that members of the Association of Indonesian Workers Placement Companies (Aspataki) came to Hong Kong to socialize the additional fees that would be charged to employers if they took domestic workers from Indonesia. “A recruiters union from Indonesia on Wednesday (2/8/2023) said the cost of hiring Indonesian domestic workers to work in Hong Kong would rise by around ... READ MORE