For the first time, a briefing by the Hong Kong Labour Department on employment rights of foreign domestic helpers will include how one can avoid getting entangled in money laundering.
The free briefing for the Filipino group of participants will be held on Jun 23, Sunday, 2:30pm to 4:15 pm, at 16/F, One Mong Kok Road Commercial Centre, Mong Kok Road, Kowloon..
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
The extra topic
reflects the growing number of FDHs
being lured into surrendering control over their bank accounts by scam
syndicates who then use them to launder proceeds from crimes.
Often, the FDH
is given only a small payment in exchange for turning over their ATM cards to
criminals, not realizing that this simple act would land them in jail.
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| How to? is explained here |
In one of the
latest cases, a Filipina DH was denied bail after she was charged with laundering a total of $2.3 million
which passed through her account with an online bank in just 10 days.
Under Hong Kong
laws, a person who deals with property knowing, or have reasonable grounds to
believe, to be proceeds from an indictable offence, can be jailed for up to 14
years and fined a maximum of $5 million.
In a statement, the Consulate expressed support for the Labour Department’s effort to disseminate information “to better capacitate Filipino workers in defending their labor rights, and to prevent instances where they are made victims of money laundering syndicates.”
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| TAWAG NA! |
Consul General
Germinia Aguilar-Usudan recently expressed concern about the money laundering
cases involving Filipino DHs, after gracing a briefing on the topic by the Hong
Kong Police.
Those who would
like to join the labour briefing may email the completed enrolment form at f-d-h@enquiry@labour.gov.ph or by
fax at 3101 0604. Make sure you email your name, contact number and the word “Group
A” to fdh-enquiry@labour.gov.ph
Admission is on
a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for submitting the enrolment form
is on June 21, Friday. Confirmed participants will be notified through email or
fax.
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