Group’s call follows demand from unions representing helpers to raise wages by 30 per cent to HK$6,500 a month
A Hong Kong employers’ group has called for freezing the minimum salaries of foreign domestic helpers given the economic slowdown, after some unions representing the workers asked for up to a 30 per cent pay rise to HK$6,500 (US$833) a month.
Yung Ma Shan-yee, chairwoman of the Hong Kong Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers Association, said on Monday that such a higher base rate would only lead to fewer job opportunities for the workers.
“We don’t support such an increase in the minimum wage under the current economic situation, as many people are experiencing a salary freeze or losing their jobs,” she said.
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