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Informal Economy, Migrant Workers

Baby Jane Allas: Domestic worker fired for having cancer awarded HK$30k at court hearing

April 16, 2019

A Filipina domestic worker who was fired for having cancer was awarded HK$30,000 in compensation from her former employer at a Labour Tribunal hearing on Monday morning. Baby Jane Allas, 38, was abruptly dismissed in February while on sick leave for stage three cervical cancer. Her former employer cited her diagnosis as the reason for termination.

Baby Jane Allas: Domestic worker fired for having cancer awarded HK$30k at court hearing

Asia & the Pacific|Hong Kong

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