7 Aug 2022獨媒#2304
調查指6成受訪外傭受苛待仍不解約 憂被指跳工不獲簽證
The Immigration Department has stepped up efforts to tackle job-hopping among foreign domestic helpers, with 2,833 cases refused visas last year on grounds of job-hopping. A survey by a domestic helpers’ union found that 46% of respondents had experienced harsh treatment, including working 17 to 19 hours a day and insufficient food. However, 62% of them had not terminated their contracts, with most fearing that the Immigration Department would refuse to approve their visas on grounds of job-hopping.
入境處加強打擊外傭「跳工」問題，去年因跳工被拒簽證個案達2,833宗。有外傭工會調查顯示，46%受訪外傭反映曾受苛刻對待，如長達17至19小時工作及食物不足，惟當中62%未有終止合約，大部分擔心入境處以「跳工」為由拒批簽證。
29 Jul 2022獨媒#2284
不諳中英文印傭被指違強檢罰款一萬 《獨媒》查詢後暫緩繳付
During the fifth wave of the pandemic, quarantine requirements for people arriving in Hong Kong were changed several times. Nia, an Indonesian domestic helper who is unfamiliar with Chinese and English and arrived in Hong Kong in February, told Independent Media that she was fined HK$10,000 by the Department of Health for failing to comply with compulsory-testing requirements. After Independent Media contacted the department, Nia’s employer was told that payment could be deferred. A labour union said the incident was not isolated, with some employers paying the fines and then deducting the amounts from their domestic helpers’ wages.
第五波疫情期間，對抵港人士的檢疫要求多次更動。有不諳中英文、二月抵港的印傭Nia對《獨媒》表示，因未符強檢要求，遭衞生署罰款一萬元。《獨媒》向部門查詢後，Nia的僱主被告知可暫緩繳付。有工會表示，事件非單一個案，有僱主代繳罰款後，再在外傭工資內扣除。
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