Bethune House provides a safe haven for female migrant workers whose legal, sexual, and employment rights have been abused.
Over 200,000 migrants, many from the Philippines and Indonesia, work as domestic servants in Hong Kong in order to provide for their families back home. Unfortunately, discrimination, rape, physical abuse, and contract violations are common occurrences to these workers. Uninformed or afraid to speak up for their legal and social rights, many abused and underpaid migrants are unable to seek legal recourse against their employers.
Bethune House provides counseling and legal assistance to migrants who have been mistreated or harassed at work and a temporary shelter for migrants who must wait for their legal cases to be processed.
Empower domestic workers in Hong Kong to stand up for their legal and social rights, as well as encourage the local community to advocate for the rights of migrants.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
