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| Social Justice and Soap Cycling members pack hygiene kits for stranded migrant workers |
HER Fund, a community women’s organization, has approved a
$29,800 grant to finance Social Justice for Migrant Workers’ program to provide
food, cash aid and workshops for quarantined and stranded foreign domestic
workers.
SJMW founder and The SUN contributor Marites Palma said the
funding group approved the grant after studying her proposal to help needy
migrant workers.
HER Fund found Palma
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| Palma speaks at a women empowerment forum organized by the Equal Opportunities Commission |
Since February this year, thousands of displaced helpers had
been left stranded in Hong Kong because of frequent flight cancellations to and
from Manila, apart from the strict lockdowns that halted domestic flights
around the country.
SJWM began extending help when it was made aware of the
problems faced by dozens of helpers who needed to undergo quarantine after
returning from vacation in the Philippines
Many of the workers appealed for food, as their employers
did not provide them enough sustenance during their 14-day quarantine. Hong Kong ’s labour laws oblige employers to pay a food allowance,
but it’s hardly enough to cover all their meals during the quarantine, not to
mention that they are not allowed to go out even just to buy food.
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| Tunghayan ang isa na namang kwentong Dream Love |
Together with other migrant workers organizations such as Global
Alliance HK, La Union Federation, Panay Overseas Workers Association, Taipo
Domestic Workers Group, Guardians Republican Int'l Inc., Filipino Nurses
Association HK, SJWM decided to take action.
Later, non-government organizations such as the Mission for Migrant Workers, Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants
and Soap Cycling, along with some Hong Kong
residents, joined the endeavor.
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Many donated cash, which totaled nearly $10,000, and some
contributed food packs, home-cooked meals and groceries that were given to the
needy domestic workers.
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| PADALA NA! |
