It's sad that these women have to leave their home country to find work and then have to work in horrendous conditions at very low pay. Imagine if any one of us had to work for so many hours a day and then receive such a low salary.
Ads for foreign maids highlight poor pay – Findings show poor treatment of maids in Middle East
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JAKARTA: Vendors wait for customers at a market in the Indonesian capital Jakarta yesterday. — AFP
JAKARTA: A survey of ads for jobs in Asia and the Middle East found that foreign domestic workers are paid most in Hong Kong, yet earn a fraction of what they would make if they worked in wealthier countries. Activists said the survey highlighted the need for action to tackle the low salaries of migrant domestic workers in the two regions and help stamp out exploitation.
Of the major countries employing migrant domestic workers in Asia and the Middle East, salaries are highest in Hong Kong, at $567 a month, according to the study by HelperChoice, a website that connects employers with domestic workers seeking jobs.
Domestic workers, mostly women from poorer South and Southeast Asian countries, often earn more than they could back home, but far below the monthly minimum wage domestic workers earn in countries such as Australia ($2,230) or France ($1,866), based on 40 hours of work per week, HelperChoice said. “What the survey shows is how poorly paid domestic workers are in Asia and the Middle East,” said Eman Villanueva, a spokesperson from the Hong Kong-based Asian Migrants Coordinating Body, an umbrella group representing foreign domestic helpers in the financial hub.
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Ads for foreign maids highlight poor pay - Findings show poor treatment of maids in Middle East - Kuwait Times
Ads for foreign maids highlight poor pay – Findings show poor treatment of maids in Middle East
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JAKARTA: Vendors wait for customers at a market in the Indonesian capital Jakarta yesterday. — AFP
JAKARTA: A survey of ads for jobs in Asia and the Middle East found that foreign domestic workers are paid most in Hong Kong, yet earn a fraction of what they would make if they worked in wealthier countries. Activists said the survey highlighted the need for action to tackle the low salaries of migrant domestic workers in the two regions and help stamp out exploitation.
Of the major countries employing migrant domestic workers in Asia and the Middle East, salaries are highest in Hong Kong, at $567 a month, according to the study by HelperChoice, a website that connects employers with domestic workers seeking jobs.
Domestic workers, mostly women from poorer South and Southeast Asian countries, often earn more than they could back home, but far below the monthly minimum wage domestic workers earn in countries such as Australia ($2,230) or France ($1,866), based on 40 hours of work per week, HelperChoice said. “What the survey shows is how poorly paid domestic workers are in Asia and the Middle East,” said Eman Villanueva, a spokesperson from the Hong Kong-based Asian Migrants Coordinating Body, an umbrella group representing foreign domestic helpers in the financial hub.
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Ads for foreign maids highlight poor pay - Findings show poor treatment of maids in Middle East - Kuwait Times