Foreign domestic helpers groups protest outside the Legislative Council, are dissatisfied with Yan Wenyu's motion and Ge Peifan's discriminatory remarks and demand an apology

Member of the Legislative Council of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) Legislative Council member Yan Wenyu earlier proposed a motion to "improve the policy on foreign domestic helpers", while another member of the DAB, Ge Peifan, wrote an article urging the improvement of the foreign domestic helper policy, but both caused dissatisfaction among domestic helpers.

A number of foreign domestic helpers groups protested outside the Legislative Council this morning (24th) and submitted a joint letter requesting the two to stop "racist attacks" on foreign domestic helpers, criticizing them as unacceptable for treating foreign domestic helpers as commodities. He also pointed out that the domestic helper will not easily terminate the contract early and asked the two to apologize publicly.

Yan Wenyu responded that he thanked the foreign domestic helpers for their attention, and said that the proposal of the bill in the Legislative Council is to arouse the attention of the society on foreign domestic help policies. If you leave Hong Kong within the first two years, you cannot apply to work in Hong Kong for the next two years. The focus is on the situation of "breaking the contract" without reasonable reasons. The goal is to combat "job skipping".

A number of foreign domestic helpers groups protested outside the Legislative Council this morning (24th) and submitted a joint letter.

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The group is dissatisfied that the two people's remarks are like treating foreign domestic helpers as commodities

The Asian Migrants Coalition (AMCB) joined several foreign organizations to protest at the Legislative Council this morning, and submitted a joint letter signed by 71 foreign domestic helpers organizations, asking Yan Wenyu and Ge Peifan to stop "racist attacks" "Foreign domestic helpers, referring to the remarks of the two councilors as treating foreign domestic helpers as a commodity, and think that these attitudes are unacceptable in Hong Kong society.

The joint letter continued to criticize Yan Wenyu's proposal on "improving the foreign domestic helper policy", which requires foreign domestic helpers to leave Hong Kong within 7 days after resigning. back to the age of slavery.).

Organizations emphasize that foreign helpers will not easily terminate the contract early

In the letter, the foreign domestic helpers group described job-hopping as a false and fictional story (Job-hopping is a myth, a make-believe story.), indicating that if the domestic helper terminates the contract early, they must leave Hong Kong within 14 days and report to The intermediary pays a huge fee, and then they will be out of work for 6 to 8 weeks, praying for a work visa to be issued again, so the foreign domestic helper will not easily terminate the contract early.

The foreign domestic helpers group asked the two to publicly apologize for their disrespect for foreign domestic helpers, and urged them to propose future bills that should protect both employers and foreign domestic helpers.

Yan Wenyu.

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Yan Wenyu: The bill hopes to arouse the attention of the society on the policy of foreign domestic workers

In response to the incident, Yan Wenyu expressed his gratitude to the foreign domestic helper groups for their attention, and said that the proposal of the bill in the Legislative Council hopes to attract social attention and discussion on foreign domestic help policies, and welcomes different opinions from all walks of life.

He cited figures that in 2021, there will be as many as 5,844 applications referred to special duty teams for follow-up due to suspected "job skipping", while 2,833 applications will be rejected, which is nearly nine times the total number of rejected applications in 2020. People from all walks of life are concerned about the situation of foreign domestic helpers "job skipping".

Yan Wenyu pointed out that the suggestion that foreign domestic helpers who fail to complete the contract must leave Hong Kong within seven days is a blow to "job skipping"

He also reiterated that it is recommended that foreign domestic helpers who fail to complete their contracts on time must leave Hong Kong within seven days, and they cannot apply for work in Hong Kong for the next two years. It is believed that it will not have a major impact on the rights and interests of ordinary domestic helpers.

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