Domestic Helper Applicants: Beware of HK Prostitution Ring
There are many Filipina applicants for domestic helpers in Hong Kong. But after 9 Filipina workers were recently arrested in a Wan Chai bar for possible involvement in a prostitution ring, that’s how some domestic helpers end up in Hong Kong.
Just a word of caution, there are people who have different definition of domestic helper job:
Job Description:
* Must be 23-29 years old
* With pleasing personality
Responsibility
* Work at a club in Wan Chai
* Pose for an online escort service
* Entertain Japanese clients
* Must convert HK$100 worth of drinks every hour
* Offer sex services
Compensation
* Up to HK$100 per hour for drinks with clients
* 40% of every “transaction” (typically HK$2,000 – HK$2,500)
Advantage over Conventional Domestic Helper
* Earn more for less hours of work
* Can go outdoors most of the time
* No annoying stay-in employer parents
* Less/No risk of termination
* No pesky/irritating kids
* No time pressure
This is not present in the contract these domestic helper applicants sign, but once they reach Hong Kong, they’ll soon realize they’ve been trapped in this human trafficking scheme. So domestic helper applicants from the Philippines, be sure that your employment agency is accredited by POEA and is not fly-by-night front for human trafficking and prostitution.
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