1. Organizing Domestic Workers
HONG KONG FEDERATION OF ASIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS UNION (FADWU)
Thank you ILO and the ASEAN Forum for inviting FADWU in this important platform and giving a chance to migrant workers listen to their voice.
I hope by the end of my presentation i can deliever a message to everyone to support DW
Briefly i will be talking about FADWU in general and HK policies on DW and basically the situation

2. Introduction of FADWU
FADWU comprises of unions of local and migrant domestic workers with different nationalities (Thai, Chinese, Filipinos & Nepalese
5 affiliates with members from 4 nationality. Membership around
We are affiliated to HKCTU (Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions), an independent trade union organization in Hong Kong. We are also affiliated to IDWF.
We aim at organizing all domestic workers in solidarity to fight for our rights and collective bargaining power.

3. Over 351,531 Migrant Domestic Workers
Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, South Asian Countries such as Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
Around 10,000 Local Domestic Workers
Majority : Filipino, Indonesian

4. Laws and Policies in Hong Kong for Domestic workers (DW)
DWs are recognized as Workers in laws: e.g. Employment ordinance, Trade Union Ordinance etc:
DWs and migrants enjoy basic labour rights: weekly day offs, statutory holidays, wage protection, severance payments/ long-term payment etc.
Migrant and Local DW can register as union or form any kind of group.

5. Why is it important to organize them?
Social visibility and representation
Share Unity Empowerment
Fight in solidarity
Collective Bargaining
Safe & Standard Regulation
Protect each other !

6. How can they be organized ?
Unity in different nationalities
Fighting against exploitation from employment agency
FADWU successfully pushed for the government more monitoring on the agencies: the Code of Practice for Employment Agencies ( JAN,2017)
Divide the team into 3 :1. Media 2. Case 3. Research

7. Challenges Workers are facing
Filipino / ODWU
Thai
Nepali
Local Workers
Indonesian
Excessive employment agency charge
Confiscation of passports
Exploitation of their basic labour right
Employment agency charge
Medical charge discrimination
2. Nepal Visa Ban
3. Brokers excessive charge
Casual Workers
Unprotected occupational illness
Overcharging
2. Keeping passport and the employment contract.
3. No direct hiring
4. Has to be use the agency to process the contract from Indonesia.
Lack of monitoring on regulation
Not responsive consulate / regulator
HK and standing country doesn’t match ( 10% charge )
10%
0% fee ( training fees)
15,000 peso ( training medical )

8. Practice in Organizing Domestic workers
Alliance Building
Strengthens empowerment
Understand each other’s hardship
Build leaderships

9. Recommendation Recognize Domestic Workers as Workers
Recognize Freedom of association
Ensure weekly day off
Stand firm against slavery