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| The rally was originally meant to be held tomorrow, May 1 |
A group of
Filipinos in Hong Kong will hold a protest action outside the Philippine
Consulate General today, Apr 30, starting at 11 am.
Dolores
Balladares, chairperson of United Filipinos in Hong Kong and one of the leaders
of Hong Kong Filipinos for Justice and Peace says protesters will call for a
wage increase for workers in both the Philippines and Hong Kong.
Also
include in their calls is the scrapping of the overseas employment certificate and
mandatory government fees for Filipino migrant workers, and the cancellation of
job-hopping allegations against migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong.
The
original plan was for the group to join a citywide May Day protest tomorrow,
but local organizers withdrew an application for the rally because of
heightened security restrictions by the police.
Other
groups that had applied for a permit for mass gatherings on May 1 also had to
move their events to a later date, like the “Balik Saya” show of the Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration, at the behest of the Hong Kong Police.
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