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The Bangladesh consul-general had said that, a total of 300 domestic helpers have finished their training and set to work in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong government has deemed it fit to look for more alternatives after the announcement of Indonesian authorities to inflate the hiring expenses of domestic helpers to the city.
The Indonesian consul-general said in a media interview on Wednesday that there are presently 750 Bangladesh domestic helpers in the city while fresh 300 are just finished with domestic helper training and are set to start the work.
She later revealed her requests from the government. “Whether any trainer from Hong Kong can go to Bangladesh to train the domestic helpers in the training centres, especially the Cantonese language. And maybe our trainers can come here (Hong Kong)", she said.
“This is the kind of cooperation we sought, and the Labour Department assured us of full cooperation from their side,” Ara said.
The interviewer mentioned the question of the high fees of hiring a Bangladesh domestic helper which presently ranges from HK$ 8,000 to HK$10,000, if it could be reduced to attract Hong Kong employers. She said it is not in her position to comment on the matter as it is the agency’s affairs.
“The number of agencies working in Hong Kong is about 3,000 and we are working with like 30 to 35 agencies. You can understand there is a big gap here,” she also said.
Concerning the number of Bangladesh helpers taking up a smaller portion of all helpers in the city, it was asked. She replied that the issue depends on employers’ choices.
"If the demand is not there, if the employers are not choosing domestic helpers from Bangladesh, they definitely cannot come here. You can understand that the decisions lie on the preference of the employers.”
"I attended a follow-up meeting and believed the government’s attitude was positive", she said.
She suggested that the government should provide a particular quota for Bangladesh domestic helpers to boost their chances of working in Hong Kong.
總領事稱三百名孟加拉家庭傭工將來港工作
孟加拉總領事表示，共有300名家傭已完成培訓，赴港工作。
在印尼當局宣布提高香港家庭傭工的聘用費用後，香港政府認為應該尋找更多替代方案。
印尼總領事週三在接受媒體採訪時表示，目前該市有750名孟加拉家庭傭工，另外300名剛剛完成家庭傭工培訓，即將開始工作。
她後來透露了她向政府提出的要求。 “是否有香港的培訓師可以去孟加拉，在培訓中心培訓家政服務員，特別是粵語。 也許我們的培訓師可以來這裡（香港）”，她說。
“這就是我們尋求的合作，勞工部向我們保證他們會全力合作，”阿拉說。
訪問者提到聘用孟加拉家庭傭工的費用高昂，目前介乎8,000至10,000港元，是否可以降低以吸引香港雇主。 她表示，她無權對此事發表評論，因為這是該機構的事務。
“在香港工作的機構數量約為 3,000 家，我們正在與大約 30 至 35 家機構合作。 你可以理解這裡存在很大的差距，”她還說。
有人詢問，孟加拉幫工在該市所有幫工中所佔比例較小。 她回答說，這個問題取決於雇主的選擇。
如果沒有需求，如果雇主不選擇孟加拉的家政服務員，他們肯定不能來這裡。 你可以理解，這些決定取決於雇主的偏好。”
“我參加了後續會議，相信政府的態度是積極的”，她說。
她建議政府應為孟加拉家庭傭工提供特定配額，以增加他們在香港工作的機會。
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