Is hiring a domestic helper in Hong Kong for under 4000HKD modern day slavery?

[Ozzy]

[QUOTE=gilleshk;1325161]You don't seem like someone isn't sure, you seem like you are just out there to take a piss and that's what many people are pointing out to you.

You talk about right or wrong. How do you define a wage is wrong? Maybe because someone else makes more doing the same job? Not the case here... Maybe because workers in similar situations make more? Not the case here... The government has set the minimum wage at $28/hours so a 50 hour week would give you $5600/month without food or accommodation.The DH wage sure seems better than the minimum.

How do you put a fair value on someone's work? There's supply and demand... Plenty of ladies wanting to work for that wage so the supply is also t
Are you looking for total communism? Everyone makes the same regardless of their contribution? We all know how successful that was...

At the end of the day, if you decide not to employ anyone because it's "wrong". How exactly are you helping? That's one job less out there so that's certainly not a positive point.[/here. If you want to make a point, please try to explain how you could define the wage offered as "wrong" since it seems to be your intent.

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Can I just thank Howard for his excellent and well argued posts which is rare on this always emotive subject. A pleasure to read, and not just because I agree with them!

[shri]

And on this note lets shut this down so that all the mods can have a report-free weekend.