A Hong Kong migrant domestic worker union has rebuked calls by employer groups for a pay freeze as it called for stronger protections. The domestic workers union also described cases in which “extreme-low-income” families that hire domestic workers often exploit them with underpayment, or by not providing food or proper accommodation. They are forced to exploit domestic workers to meet these needs due to their own limited resources.” The Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU) urges Hong Kong authorities to raise the mininum wage for migrant domestic workers to HK$6,670 on July 5, 2026. The government “can subsidise them to hire migrant domestic workers to maintain their care needs, but please NOT by exploiting us,” the union said.