She was burned with an iron and beaten with a bike chain, leaving lasting physical and emotional scars. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG – An Indonesian woman who was beaten and burned by her former Hong Kong employers, leaving her suffering chronic pain, was awarded more than HK$860,000 in damages on Friday.
She was burned with an iron and beaten with a bike chain, leaving her physically scarred and mentally traumatised. Rights groups have long argued that the city’s system leaves domestic workers vulnerable to exploitation, with some unable to flee hostile workplaces due to the requirement they live with their employers.
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