By The SUN
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| FDW representatives meeting with HK Labour officials |
A migrant support organization has proposed that the minimum monthly salary of foreign domestic workers be raised to $6,014 from the current $4,630.
The Asian Migrants Coordinating Body has also
suggested during a meeting earlier today, Jul 30, with Labour Department
representatives that the food allowance be raised to $2,895 from $1,121.
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The minimum salary rates have been frozen for the past two years in the wake of the pandemic.
The AMCB says the amount they propose represents a “living wage,”
meaning it is the minimum amount needed to support the FDW needs in Hong Kong and
the family they support back home.
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The group is also pushing for a day’s rest for all
FDWs who get a vaccination jab.
Many who have had the coronavirus vaccine have
complained of being forced by their employers to go straight back to work even
if they were feeling unwell from the side effects of the jab.
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The AMCB representatives included Dolores Balladares
of United Filipinos in Hong Kong and Eni Lestari of International Migrants
Alliance and leaders from
various ethnic migrants groups.
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| AMCB held a protest outside the Labour Dept building |
They held a brief protest rally outside the Labour Department building in Sheung Wan before going to the dialogue with government representatives.
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Also present at the meeting were leaders of various non-government organizations like the Mission for Migrant Workers which was represented by case manager Edwina Antonio.
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In a press statement issued earlier, AMCB said they were invited by the Labour Department to discuss the minimum allowable wage for FDWs and other labour issues.
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The outcome of the meeting will be reported shortly.
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