Hong Kong: PLU/FADWU/IDWF report launch on the illegal activities of employment agencies in the Philippines and Hong Kong
- https://idwfed.org/en/activities/hong-kong-plu-fadwu-idwf-report-launch-on-the-illegal-activities-of-employment-agencies-in-the-philippines-and-hong-kong
- Hong Kong: PLU/FADWU/IDWF report launch on the illegal activities of employment agencies in the Philippines and Hong Kong
- 2016-10-30T00:00:00+00:00
- 2016-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
- "Our research clearly demonstrates that significant numbers of agencies are systematically charging Filipino migrant domestic workers fees well in excess of the legal maximum. Yet despite this, very few are ever charged and prosecuted in the Philippines or Hong Kong," said Shiella Estrada, Chair of the PLUDW-HK.
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- Oct 30, 2016 (Universal / UTC0)
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- Hong Kong
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HONG KONG -
An official press conference was held today to introduce a new report and short film, Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
It is a report revealing illegal crimes of employment agencies.
Published by the Progressive Labor Union of Domestic Workers - Hong Kong (PLUDW-HK) and Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Union (FADWU), Between a Rock and a Hard Place is a follow-up to License to Exploit: A Report on Recruitment Practices and Problems Experienced by Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong.
It provides evidence of how agencies in both the Philippines and Hong Kong are charging illegal fees to Filipino domestic workers. In-depth interviews with 68 Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong and Macau were carried out and 10 placement agencies in Hong Kong were investigated. The research found out significant numbers of Filipino migrant domestic workers are over charged seriously but relative low numbers of employment agencies were prosecuted.
It also outlines the failings by government agencies in both territories to provide adequate protection for the workers and effectively punish unscrupulous agencies.
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place were produced in partnership with the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) and the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF). Research and campaign support was provided by Rights Exposure.
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