Ex-employer ordered to pay HK$251k to family of late domestic worker fired over cancer diagnosis, union says process ‘unbearable’

A Hong Kong court has ruled that the former employer of a Filipina domestic worker must pay over HK$251,000 to her family after she was unjustly fired upon revealing her cervical cancer diagnosis in 2019. The ruling, welcomed by a local union, highlights the need for fairer treatment of domestic workers. The union emphasized that the legal process to reach this decision was "unbearably long and painful," underscoring the broader issue of worker rights and the emotional toll on families dealing with such injustices.