A Practitioner’s Manual for Migrant Workers—Hong Kong
Helping Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Seek Just Compensation
Migrant workers who are victims of exploitation and human trafficking in Hong Kong struggle to bring claims against their abusers. Many cannot stay in the country to seek legal action, and going home almost always means going without compensation. Unscrupulous employers and brokers thus get away with theft or worse, and victims often go home poorer than when they arrived. Download a preview.
Learn about our Singapore Practitioner Manual here: A Practitioner’s Manual for Migrant Workers – Singapore
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About the Practitioner’s Manual
JWB’s Practitioner’s Manual for Migrant Workers seeks to help those who go home to bring claims against their abusers in Hong Kong. Gathering the experiences and knowhow of local and international lawyers and advocates in the field, the manual guides legal and non-legal service providers through the process of seeking just compensation in Hong Kong courts on behalf of exploited migrant workers, including:
- What legal remedies are available for the most common forms of exploitation?
From non-payment of wages to battery and sexual assault, the Practitioner’s Manual describes in detail what can be claimed in Hong Kong’s courts.
- How to bring these claims when a victim returns home?
Many procedural and logistic hurdles stand between a victim and just compensation. The Practitioner’s Manual maps out these roadblocks and explains what is needed to overcome them.
- How to find a partner in the client’s home country—or in Hong Kong?
For lawyers and NGO advocates in Hong Kong, finding a reliable partner in the victim’s home community is vital to keeping in contact and continuing the case in the victim’s absence. The Practitioner’s Manual describes the key organizations and individuals that advocates can reach out to, whether in Indonesia, the Philippines, or elsewhere. For advocates in the victim’s home country, finding a partner in Hong Kong is vital for helping returnees pursue their claims from abroad.
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