Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Full length film  左右為難、進退兩難：香港中介盤剝外傭實錄
Channel: FADWU
Date: 28/10/2016

There are over 340,000 migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong. The majority come from the Philippines and Indonesia hoping to provide a better life for their families back home. They are essential for maintaining the lifestyle of the middle class in a city where there is little affordable care for children or the elderly. Despite laws preventing recruitment agencies charging excessive fees the practice is widespread, with unscrupulous agencies acting with virtual impunity. Government systems to prevent such illegal activities are not fit for purpose. Underlying racial and social discrimination means that there is little incentive for them to act. As a result, many migrant domestic workers have little choice but to pay these exorbitant fees and are heavily indebted, making it difficult to leave exploitative and abusive employers. 

'Between a Rock and a Hard Place' documents the illegal activities of employment agencies in Hong Kong, and the failure of the government to protect the rights of migrant domestic workers. It includes undercover recordings made inside agencies, testimonies of abuse, and expert analysis. 

The film was made for the Progressive Labor Union of Domestic Workers - Hong Kong (PLUDW-HK) and Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Union (FADWU) as part of a wider project investigating illegal recruitment fees. 

Ivan Abreu - Director
Robert Godden - Producer

English 
https://view.publitas.com/rights-exposure/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-en/

Chinese
https://view.publitas.com/rights-exposure/between-a-rock-and-hard-a-place-cn/