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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Helen Davidson

Hong Kong domestic workers left homeless after being fired for contracting Covid-19

Foreign domestic workers have been forced to sleep rough after being dismissed or refused entry to their homes after testing positive for Covid-19.
Foreign domestic workers have been forced to sleep rough after being dismissed or refused entry to their homes after testing positive for Covid-19. Photograph: Ben Marans/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Live-in domestic workers in Hong Kong have been left homeless after they were diagnosed with Covid-19 and their employers fired them or refused their return to the residence, support groups have said.

Many of the workers, who are mostly women from Indonesia and the Philippines, were also left without insurance to cover their medical bills.

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