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Foreign domestic helpers are an integral part of life in Hong Kong, providing essential services while earning much-needed income. Many possess advanced degrees that enable them to earn much more here than back home.
These helpers typically reside with their employer and work long shifts caring for children and elderly relatives as well as cooking and cleaning the house. Most originate in either Philippines or Indonesia but you may also find helpers from Sri Lanka, India, Fiji and Malaysia.
Filipino maid
Filipino maids are highly-trained professionals dedicated to their employers. Featuring excellent English skills, these maids go the extra mile when fulfilling their assigned tasks. Although reliable and trustworthy, it is crucial that clear communication channels be established from the outset so they feel at ease with their new roles and responsibilities.
Like Lola in Tizon's story, many Filipino maids work as domestic workers for family members as is typical practice there; this situation, though accepted and understood locally, cannot serve as a replacement for true freedom and equality for these workers.
Mary, a Filipina maid working for an affluent family in London, feels as if she is almost invisible to most residents of her city. Every morning at Kensington High Street station, she joins the line of women heading off to work in its wealthiest neighborhoods; on Sundays - their day off - she gathers with other Filipina domestic workers in streets and parks where traffic has been stopped specifically for them. click here https://www.hlc.com.hk/
Indian maid
Domestic helpers in Hong Kong households are essential. These women provide care for children and elderly persons, cook meals, clean the house, perform other chores around the home and help with shopping or laundry duties. An ideal maid must speak fluent English while being respectful of her employer's wishes while remaining honest and trustworthy.
Many Indian maids are searching for work abroad in countries like Canada, USA, Australia, UK and Dubai - in such capacities as baby sitting nannies nurses.
To hire an Indian maid, it will require a standard employment contract and payment of round-trip air fare, passport fees and visa expenses, food, housing and medical costs as well as pre-approval process and pre-approved process with Labour Department registration of contract with assistance of agency specialized in foreign domestic helpers. It may be beneficial to consult an agency which specialises in hiring foreign domestic helpers when considering hiring Indian domestic helpers.
Indonesian maid
Indonesian maids face many difficulties when working in Hong Kong; legal systems and employers may be to blame; but recruitment agencies also profit from this situation. BundaPitrin and her husband in Indramayu sell young women dreams of better lives abroad for thousands of dollars; in return they require them to sign contracts with employment agencies that force them to pay exorbitant fees while keeping any claims of employer abuse hidden from view.
Hong Kong law places a cap of 52 USD for employment agency fees; however, Indonesian Consul in Hong Kong has cautioned employers about unaccredited agencies that charge more. He advised hiring accredited agencies and carefully monitoring them to prevent overcharging. Families should also prepare to provide medical insurance and purchase security bonds to cover maids' medical needs as well as possible cultural or religious dietary requirements prior to hiring Indonesian maids.
Malaysian maid
Domestic helpers are an indispensable resource for parents. They enable them to focus on their professional and personal commitments without worrying about household tasks like childcare, cooking and cleaning; in addition they may help drive cars or do other difficult tasks that children cannot perform themselves.
Malaysians tend to hire maids through private employment center, which have an efficient hiring process and screening procedures that include background checks. When choosing such agencies, however, it is essential that reputable ones with appropriate licenses and credentials be chosen; additionally it would be beneficial if these agencies had proven track records.
Before maids can work in Malaysia, they must first obtain an approved VDR visa - known as Visa with Reference or VDR for short. These VDRs last three months and must be renewed. Employers are responsible for providing sufficient food and rest facilities during this time.
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