Coronavirus hasn’t been all bad. It has exposed Hong Kong’s shameful approach to its domestic helpers

The coronavirus pandemic has caused havoc around the world, but an unintended, or perhaps beneficial, outcome is that a plethora of previously ignored social justice issues are finally coming to light.In early August when infection cases first emerged among foreign domestic helpers living in local dormitories, it exposed the cramped conditions of these boarding houses.The fact many helpers live in crowded dormitories provided by recruitment agencies in Hong Kong is no secret. But most…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3098282/coronavirus-hasnt-been-all-bad-it-has-exposed-hong-kongs