Foreign Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong Content 1. Introduction 2. Background Information A) Population and Nationality of FDHs B) Major Problems 3. Relevant Policies for FDHs Loophole of the policy for the FDHs 4. FDHs in other countries 5. Suggestions on possible areas for policy changes 6. Conclusion 7. References 1. Introduction The paper is going to study the foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) work in Hong
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Question 3(i) Occupational Health and Safety of Domestic Helpers Ordinance Cap 1 Long Title An ordinance to ensure the occupational safety of domestic helpers by providing new preventive measurements and rules; and to provide for the penalty for the breach of such rules. Part 1 - Preliminary Section 1: Short Title The ordinance can be cited as the Occupational Health and Safety of Domestic Helpers Ordinance Section 2: Interpretation ‘contract’ means the Employment Contract‚ where any agreement
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Sexual Abuses of Female Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong “I never think about myself. I don’t have a choice.” said Cherry Narag‚ a Filipino domestic worker in Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong population statistics‚ there are more than 200‚000 foreign domestic workers (235‚ 274 as of December 2012) who live and work in Hong Kong. Majority of them came from Indonesia‚ Philippines and Thailand‚ they are very young (some even falsify their age just to come to work)‚ and often face a language barrier
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Context’ Lecture: ‘Gender Equality: The Case of Hong Kong’ Lecture: ‘Domestic Violence‚ Past and Present & The Situation in Hong Kong’ Presentation: Gender‚ Violence & Masculinity Seminar: ‘Equality for Sexual Minorities in Hong Kong: Past and Present’ Website: ‘End Patriarchy Now!’ Proposal-writing: on Women’s Leadership Advocacy paper on Sexual violence against women in India Question 9 Briefing paper on ‘Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong: Issues & vulnerabilities’ Questions 1-5: You
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Global Business Cultural Analysis: Hong Kong Dr. Maria Marin Business 604 History Hong Kong has been inhabited for millennia‚ with the early Che people settling the land early on. During the period of the Warring States in Mainland China‚ Yuet people immigrated from the north and forcibly assimilated the Che people. During the time of the Qin Dynasty Hong Kong was made a part of unified Imperial China. Throughout the Han Dynasty in the 10th century the region grew in
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the growth of Hong Kong as a ‘global city’‚ and the forces which will determine its future growth development. Word count: 1952 words Globalisation that is happening in the world today gives rise to the context of global cities. This global city is advanced culturally‚ socially‚ politically and especially economically. Hong Kong is considered as a major city in the world. In fact‚ it is regarded as the 5th global city in the world. According to Mr. Andrew Chen of Hong Kong company incorporation
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Chinese regained sovereignty of Hong Kong. One of the important factors of Hong Kong is its economy. Hong Kong’s economy is characterized by low taxes‚ minimum government intervention and free trade. It is one of the largest trading economies in the world‚ as well as a major service economy‚ with strong links to the mainland China‚ and other countries in Asia. Hong Kong is also responsible for intermediating forty percent of China’s external trade. Hong Kong is governed by a principle of
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Hong Kong is frequently described as a place where "East meets West"‚ reflecting the culture’s mix of the territory’s Chinese roots with influences from its time as a British colony. Hong Kong balances a modernised way of life with traditional Chinese practices. Concepts like feng shui are taken very seriously‚ with expensive construction projects often hiring expert consultants‚ and are often believed to make or break a business. Other objects like Ba gua mirrors are still regularly used to deflect
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Hong Kong Protest 1. Introduction ‘International relations’ is often short for IR‚ and it has various definitions by different people. Some people define it as the diplomatic- strategic relations of states and the characteristic focus of international relation is on issues of peace and war‚ cooperation and conflict. While some scholars see it as about cross-border transactions of all economic‚ kinds‚ social and political‚ and international relation is more likely to study the operation of non-state
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Executive Summary Hong Kong Disneyland (Disney HK) is owned by Hong Kong International Theme Parks Limited‚ a joint venture company with 57 percent shares from the Hong Kong Government and 43 percent shares from the Walt Disney Company. One of the key reasons Disney HK was constructed is to create new jobs for both within Disney and through other employment opportunities and was also estimated to generate economic benefits for Hong Kong. This report would include a comprehensive analysis of the company
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