Helpers’ union calls for raising food allowance to HK$2,770, citing inflation

A union representing foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong has urged authorities to more than double their monthly food allowance to HK$2,770 (US$350), saying the current stipend averaging HK$13.30 per meal is insufficient due to inflation. Representatives from the Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU) met Labour Department officials on Sunday after staging a protest. Besides the food allowance, the groups demanded an increase in the monthly minimum wage to HK$6,670 and contract...

By Theodora Yu