... in response to Interesting - Sally, what do you have to..., posted by Jeff S on Mar 9, 2002Hi Jeff,
Most of it are accurate. Virtual slavery? I don't think so. Hongkong had more freedom for OFW's than other asian countries. But most employers in HK did not follow the statement of the contract- like what you have just read in the articles that some D.H. slept on the cupboard, kitchen, bathroom or etc, actually that against the law. If the employer hired an OFW they must have provide a bedroom for her, for her privacy. If the house is small and no place for the employees- the employers must provide a boarding house for the employee- and that's in the contract. Some employers are stingy or cheap they doesn't want to pay more for that. To them paying a boarding house is expensive. But if the immigration caught them- (the employers) must pay the fine.
Well also some Filipina are afraid to tell the truth to the immigration about their sitaution because some are illegal workers, some are whether their visas were expired already or some had a bad record during their stay in HK, or some just arrive in HK and they don't know what to do, some afraid to be terminated especially if they owe some money while processing the papers in Philippines. So they just keep quiet although their employers mistreated them. There are so many reasons why some Filipinas are mis-treated in foreign countries.
Sally
