3 Tips to Help Your MDW Connect with Her Family During the Covid-19 Pandemic

by Rodney from HelperChoice September 29, 2021

3 Tips to Help Your MDW Connect with Her Family During the Covid-19 Pandemic

By PathFinders The recent Mid-Autumn Festival was a special time of getting together with family and close friends. As we enjoyed the reunion, there were as many as 370,000 Migrant Domestic Workers (MDW) in HK who had not been able to be home to see their families for almost 2 years due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A number of these MDW are mothers who left their children back in their home ...

3 Tips to Protect Your Migrant Domestic Worker From Online/Love Scams

By PathFinders Love scams are on the rise in Hong Kong (HK). The most recent police figures show a 92% increase - 822 cases in the first six months of 2021, up from 429 in the same period last year. While no one is immune to online/love scams, Migrant Domestic Workers (MDW) are particularly vulnerable. The nature of their employment - long working hours and living-in with their employers - make them ...

by Rodney from HelperChoice July 24, 2020

Helper's Rights , Hong Kong , Regulations

Helper’s Holidays during Covid-19: What’s New?

Tightening of social distancing measures (again) On July 23, the HK government has maintained its social distancing regulations to only allow restaurants and places of worship to have 50% of the original seating capacity. Restaurants cannot provide dine-in service after 6pm every day until 5am the next day. They may provide take-aways alternatively during the time frame, however. Meanwhile, the number of people in gatherings at public spaces remains at ...

by Rodney from HelperChoice July 2, 2020

Relationship management

Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy: Abstinence and/or Contraceptive Methods

By PathFinders When you are in a relationship, it’s important to have open and honest conversations about relationship issues with your partner - including sex. Both of you need to make decisions about sexual intimacy together. Even though it may be awkward or embarrassing to speak about it at first, it’s actually one of the best ways to maintain a happy and healthy relationship. Partners need to continually talk about each other’s ...

by Rodney from HelperChoice April 2, 2020

Get Inspired

3 Essential Tips to Help You Achieve Your Goals

By PathFinders A number of people, including foreign domestic workers, came to Hong Kong with the hope that their lives and that of their family members will significantly improve. Beyond simply earning an income, many have larger dreams and bigger goals. Something to Think About…What about you? Why have you decided to come to Hong Kong? What are your goals and life plans? Is it to purchase a piece of land or to ...