Am I allowed to be pregnant? Awareness of pregnancy protection laws among migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong, pregnancy is not legal grounds for employers to dismiss their migrant domestic workers (MDWs). However a survey of 589 Filipino and Indonesian MDWs in Hong Kong demonstrates that only a third of respondents know their pregnancy rights. Regression analysis of the survey data highlight t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 1195 - 1214 |
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