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| The FDHs were arrested in footbridge over Mong Kok area (Photo from Google Maps) |
Two more foreign domestic helpers selling food on a pedestrian footbridge were arrested in a joint operation by the Immigration Department (ImmD) and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Mong Kok on Sunday (Aug. 25)
The two women, aged 21 and 35, are expected to face breach
of condition of stay charges in court.
Their arrest came just two weeks after two other unnamed FDHs were arrested at the same spot for the same reason.
An ImmD spokesman said, "A foreign domestic helper
should only perform domestic duties for the employer specified in the Standard
Employment Contract. The helper could not carry out any non-domestic work, or take
up, or join or establish any business other than the contracted domestic work,
whether paid or unpaid, in Hong Kong.”
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Those who violate the rule “are liable to prosecution and
upon conviction face a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to two years'
imprisonment. Aiders and abettors are also liable to prosecution and penalties,"
the spokesman said
As a standard procedure, Immigration officers conducted an
initial screening of those arrested – who fall under the category of vulnerable
persons, including illegal workers, illegal immigrants, sex workers and foreign
domestic helpers -- to ascertain whether they are trafficking in persons (TIP)
victims.
Among the signs they look for are TIP elements such as
threats and coercion in the recruitment phase and the nature of exploitation.
Identified TIP victims will be provided with various forms
of support and assistance, including urgent intervention, medical services,
counselling, shelter or temporary accommodation and other supporting services.
The ImmD calls on TIP victims to report crimes to the relevant departments
immediately.
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