No pay rise for domestic workers this year, Hong Kong government says Hong Kong

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Migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong will not receive a salary bump this year, the government said Tuesday. The city’s 390,000 domestic workers will continue to earn a minimum monthly wage of HK$4,630 (US$590), unchanged since authorities announced a salary raise of 2.4% last September. In the press release , a spokesperson said: “In accordance with the established practice, we have carefully considered Hong Kong’s general economic and labour market conditions over the past year, as well as Hong Kong’s near-term economic outlook, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.” (The statement is almost identical to last year’s , and...