NEWS – Another Helper Escapes 9 Months of Physical & Verbal Abuse
A 37-year-old Filipino helper, widow and mother of two, has escaped after a alleged nine-month ordeal at the hands of an abusive employer.
Eman Villanueva of the Justice for Erwiana Committe, Rowena Uychiat & Cynthia Abdon-Tellez of Mission for Migrant Workers this morning.
Throughout her employment, Rowena Uychiat was allegedly forced to work 21 hours a day (6am till 3am) without a day off. She claims to have been slapped, kicked, verbally abused and had her hair pulled. Rowena says her passport and HKID were illegally confiscated and that she was overcharged by her Filipino recruitment agency, having been made to pay the equivalent of HK$8,770.
