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Migrant domestic workers are (according to the International Labour Organization’s Convention No. 189 and the International Organization for Migration) any persons "moving to another country or region to better their material or social conditions and improve the prospect for themselves or their family," [1] engaged in a work relationship performing "in or for a household or households."
The number of foreign domestic workers in the United States is relatively small compared to other regions; the country has about 200,000, half of Lebanon's total. [7] [3] About 7.5 percent are from Asia, most from the Philippines. Labor-rights movements and protests address the same complaints as those of foreign domestic workers elsewhere. [3]
Domestic helpers (DHs, foreign domestic workers, FDWs) from certain other countries, especially the Philippines and Indonesia, work in Hong Kong on specific visas that exempt employers from many obligations received by other workers, and receive a lower minimum salary.
[A.1470B (Wright)/S.2311-E (Savino)] which extended labor protections to domestic workers. The law, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, went into effect on November 29, 2010 and gives domestic workers, among other provisions: The right to overtime pay at time-and-a-half after 40 hours of work, or 44 hours
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A Hong Kong actress has publicly apologized for her portrayal of a foreign domestic worker from the Philippines that was criticized as insensitive.
Foreign domestic workers and their supporters, including activists and employers, have periodically staged rallies protesting what they perceive as discriminatory treatment on the part of the Hong Kong government. Grievances include discrimination, the minimum wage and the two-week stay limit at the end of a domestic worker's employment contract.
The overwhelming majority of foreign domestic workers in Taiwan are female. [2] Between 2004 and 2019, the proportions of workers by nationality changed significantly. In 2004, Indonesians made up 16.4% of Social welfare foreign workers, while Vietnamese accounted for 54.8%.