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調查指逾8成僱主以為可解僱懷孕外傭 機構促中介增支援
18 Jun 2022

 

支援來港外傭及其子女的「融幼社」過去6年,每年平均收到250名求助,當中近半涉及外傭因懷孕而與僱主有勞資紛爭。機構近日進行調查發現,本港僱主對外傭懷孕的權益及保障缺乏了解,有84%傭主誤以為外傭如因懷孕而無法工作可被解僱。機構促請社會各界加強合作,制定有效的解決方案,保障僱主及外傭權益。

 

融幼社2020年進行一項調查,在全港各區街頭成功訪問103位外傭僱主,了解他們對外傭懷孕的意見以及對外傭懷孕保障的認知。調查結果發現,僅51%受訪僱主知道外傭可放產假,反映僱主對在勞工及性別歧視條例下外傭懷孕的保障缺乏了解。另外,有81%受訪僱主不知道如僱主不容許外傭放產假,外傭有權採取法律行動,84%受訪僱主以為外傭如因懷孕而無法工作可被解僱。

 

調查又顯示,僱主聘請外傭最主要原因,93%為處理家務,67%為照顧兒童以及32%為照顧長者。另有99%受訪僱主稱透過僱傭中介公司尋找及招聘外傭,所有受訪僱主均相信,若外傭懷孕,僱傭中介公司應為僱主提供協助。

 

融幼社指調查結果令人擔憂,儘管外傭懷孕受到法律保障,但非法解僱情況仍在,並建議為僱傭中介公司提供正確資訊,協助他們為外傭和僱主提供正當的支援。

 

資料來源:星島日報

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