Coronavirus: crowded dormitories putting domestic helpers at danger of infection, supporters say, as second worker confirmed favorable

Foreign domestic assistants queue up to transfer money at World Wide Home in Central earlier this month. Photo: Dickson Lee

• Domestic helpers frequently have no choice however to remain in packed centers when between tasks and while awaiting visas
• But the conditions develop the possibility of break outs, employees’ rights groups say, as a second female who remained in one such dorm was validated to have contracted the coronavirus

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Published: 8: 01 pm, 7 Aug, 2020

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