DOLE: 130,000 PHL domestic workers to benefit from HK wage hike

Some 130,000 Filipinos working as domestic helpers in Hong Kong stand to benefit from a new wage increase there, the Department of Labor and Employment said Tuesday.

The DOLE said foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are entitled to a wage increase of HK$100 (P577.25) and food allowance of HK$44 (P253.11).

"Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong, which include over 130,000 Filipinos, will receive starting 1 October a HK$100 (P575.25) increase in their minimum wages and an additional HK$44 (253.11) in food allowance," it said in a news release.

DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz also cited a report on the increase from Hong Kong-based Labor Attache Officer-in-charge Ma. Nene German indicating the increase in minimum wage and food allowance will apply to all contracts signed on or after October 1.

German, in her report, said the Hong Kong Labor Department announced the increase during a meeting it held with the consulates general of India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

The DOLE said the increase raises the minimum allowance wage (MAW) of foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong to HK$4, 110 (P23,642.77) and the food allowance to HK$964 (P5,545.41).

"Under the Standard Employment Contract for hiring FDHs, employers are required to provide Foreign Domestic Workers with food free of charge," the DOLE said.

It noted most Hong Kong employers presently provide free food to foreign domestic workers, though they may pay a food allowance instead. —Joel Locsin/KBK, GMA News

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