Safety clause on cleaning outward-facing windows to be added to Standard Employment Contract for foreign domestic helpers
The Labour Department (LD) announced today (November 14) that starting from January 1, 2017 (Sunday), the Standard Employment Contract (SEC) for foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) will include a new clause on cleaning outward-facing windows to safeguard the occupational safety of FDHs. The new clause stipulates that, when an employer requires the helper to clean the […]
AHKMA invited Philippines Labor Secretary, POEA Administrator and OWWA Administrator to unveil Assistance Action Center (AAC) as well as an introduction to AHKMA Ethical Recruitment Standards (AERS).
On September 24, 2016, AHKMA was honored to have Labor Secretary Mr Silvestre Bello III, POEA Administrator Mr Hans Cacdac and OWWA Administrator Ms Rebecca Calzado along with his delegations that were on a 3 days visit in Hong Kong for an unveiling ceremony of the Assistance Action Center (AAC). AAC is set up to […]
Delegation to Manila and meeting with Labor Divisions about the matter of Domestic Helper
Association of Hong Kong Manpower Agencies – Delegation paying official visit to Philippines Directors and a number of members of the Association of Hong Kong Manpower Agencies (AHKMA) has paid an official visit to Manila during the period 31st August 2016 to 2nd September, 2016. This was the first visit paid by a Hong […]
HK and PHL recruiters join forces to fend off problems
Labor Attache Jalilo de la Torre joins AHKMA chairwoman Teresa Liu Tsui Lan. and SHARP president Alfredo Palmeiry in the launching ceremonies. A group of Hong Kong employment agencies licensed and its counterpart in the Philippines have agreed to work together to address problems confronting the local market for domestic workers. The two groups – […]
Submission our views in writing on the draft Code of Practice to Labor Department
The Commissoner for HK Labor reguates employment agencies (EA) through licensing, conducting regular an surprise inspections, as well as complaints investigation pursuant to PartXII of the Employment Ordinance and the Employment Agency Regulation. To enhance transparency, the Labor Department will publish a list of licensed EAs at its website for verification by members of the […]
Fourth Regional Conference
Workshop of the Alliance of Asian Association of Overseas Employment Service In March 2016, representatives of AHKMA attended the workshop conference of the Alliance of Asian Associations of Overseas Employment Services Providers (OESPAAA) held in Bangkok. The conference was aim to pursue ethical recruitment advocacy through discourse between the migration corridors, with […]