In this 2006 archive photo abused foreign domestic helpers use mobile phones at a corridor of Bethune House, which provides temporary shelter for abused victims, in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Paul Yeung As ...

HONG KONG, Nov 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As soon as Indonesian domestic worker Anisa discovered she was pregnant with her first child, her heart sank. Having worked for 13 years in Hong Kong, ...

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The case of a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong who was sacked after being diagnosed with cervical cancer -- leaving her without healthcare -- shines a light on the exploitation of tens of ...

Foreign domestic helpers gather beneath the HSBC building in the Central district of Hong Kong on October 2. A court ruling has given them a chance to apply for permanent residency -- but the decision ...

Sundays are the days that Hong Kong’s domestic workers become most visible, as they leave their employers’ apartments to gather together in their thousands on overpasses and sidewalks, enjoying a day ...

Calls to restrict air conditioning for Hong Kong's domestic maids amid sweltering summer temperatures were dubbed inhumane by rights groups Friday, after a politician suggested helpers should get ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hong Kong police interviewed and took DNA samples on Tuesday from an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her Hong Kong employer, seeking evidence in a case that has ...