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HK GOV'T TO IMPOSE 5% WAGE CUT ON FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS.
MANILA, Feb 4 Asia Pulse - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will impose a five per cent wage reduction on the salaries of foreign domestic helpers in place of the planned HK$500 (US$64) levy.
However, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the Philippine government will negotiate with HKSAR officials to prevent the imposition of the salary cut, which will affect close to 200,000 Filipino domestic helpers.
In a report to the home office, Philippine Consul General to Hong Kong Victoria Bataclan said the post will make strong representation to stop the reduction of their salaries.
Last year, HKSAR legislators have proposed the HK$500 levy to be charged to employees of foreign maids and cutting the helpers minimum wage by the same amount to be able to raise some $1.4 billion to address the region's ballooning budget deficit.
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Source: HighBeam Research, HK GOV'T TO IMPOSE 5% WAGE CUT ON FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS.