The Bethune House

Bethune House provides a safe haven for female migrant workers whose legal, sexual, and employment rights have been abused.

Contact

Edwina Antonio-Santoyo,
Executive Director
C/o Kowloon Union Church, # 4 Jordan Road
Kowloon
Hong Kong,
China
(852) 2721-3119
Email: protectaddr_projpage("eaantoniohk", "yahoo.com.hk","eaantoniohk@yahoo.com.hk")eaantoniohk@yahoo.com.hk

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Over 200,000 migrants, many from the Philippines and Indonesia, work as domestic servants in Hong Kong in order to provide for their families back home. Unfortunately, discrimination, rape, physical abuse, and contract violations are common occurrences to these workers. Uninformed or afraid to speak up for their legal and social rights, many abused and underpaid migrants are unable to seek legal recourse against their employers.

Activities

Bethune House provides counseling and legal assistance to migrants who have been mistreated or harassed at work and a temporary shelter for migrants who must wait for their legal cases to be processed.