{"id":5795,"date":"2014-02-10T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T10:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinaworker.info\/?p=5795"},"modified":"2014-02-10T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T10:46:08","slug":"hong-kong-one-billion-rising-protest-for-migrant-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaworker.info\/en\/2014\/02\/10\/5795\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong: \u2018One Billion Rising\u2019 protest for migrant rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Up to 1,000 migrant domestic workers in synchronised dancing and manifestation demanding end to discriminatory laws and violence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Socialist Action reporters<\/p>\n<p>It rained in Hong Kong on Sunday 9 February, at times heavily. But this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the massed ranks of Filipino, Indonesian, Thai and Nepalese domestic workers who had gathered in Victoria Park as part of the global \u2018One Billion Rising\u2019 manifestation against violence against women. With purple as the dress code and wearing headbands inscribed with the words \u201crise for justice\u201d, the women danced in unison along with a pumping bass line to songs in English, Indonesian and Filipino.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018One Billion Rising\u2019 is a worldwide movement organising dance events in over 200 countries on Valentine\u2019s Day to raise awareness on the issue of rape and violence against women. The movement was initiated by US feminist playwright Eve Ensler. The \u201cone billion\u201d refers to the fact that one in three women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime, according to the UN.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5797\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.chinaworker.info\/2014\/02\/1-billion-hk-e1392028636271.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5797\" alt=\"Up to 1,000 took part in the One Billion Rising event in Hong Kong\" src=\"http:\/\/media.chinaworker.info\/2014\/02\/1-billion-hk-600x450.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up to 1,000 took part in the One Billion Rising event in Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Hong Kong, the event was organised by the newly formed Justice for Erwiana and the All Migrant Domestic Workers Committee. It was brought forward to Sunday because this is the only day-off for the city\u2019s army of over 300,000 migrant domestic workers. Their struggle against a raft of discriminatory employment rules is the most important women\u2019s struggle and workers\u2019 struggle in Hong Kong right now. The current rules\u00a0heighten the risk of violent abuse by putting migrants in a vulnerable position.\u00a0In the aftermath of the Erwiana affair, a 23-year-old Indonesian domestic worker who was brutally beaten, bullied and starved by her Hong Kong employer, migrant women have staged a series of high-profile demonstrations to demand stronger legal protection. They are focusing their demands on permitting the right to live apart from their employers\u2019 and on cracking down on the law-breaking and profiteering recruitment agencies that traffic migrant workers.<\/p>\n<p>Their demands were again voiced at the \u2018One Billion Rising\u2019 event in Victoria Park, with colourful dance routines punctuated by speeches and chants of \u201cWe want justice!\u201d The Indonesian government was criticised by Eni Lestari of the Asian Migrants\u2019 Coordinating Body for treating migrant workers as commodities. Other speakers attacked the Hong Kong government for fostering modern-day slavery in \u2018Asia\u2019s world city.\u2019 Sally Tang of Socialist Action declared full support for migrant workers\u2019 demands to overhaul existing laws and said both governments serve the interests of the rich and big business, who make enormous profits by exploiting the trade in migrant labour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up to 1,000 migrant domestic workers in synchronised dancing and manifestation demanding end to discriminatory laws and violence Socialist Action reporters It rained in Hong Kong on Sunday 9 February, at times heavily. 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