Group 2 Philippines China Hongkong Julieta Palabon Xuguang Zhang Kin Wa Tang Susanita Tesiorna Danilo Laserna

Hongkong : Question 1 Discrimination on salary between local and migrant domestic workers Longer working hours for migrant than the local Lack of social protection for all domestic workers Contingency contract

China : Question 1 Lack of OSH training for domestic workers Lack of occupational skills Low security level High gap between WIE and formal on social protection No right to organize independently

Philippines : Question 1 Inconsistency of policies among accreditation or registration towards formalization of informal economy (informal employer and its workers in one association) Lack of access to productive resources such as training, credit, capital, market, and technology Increased premiums of SSS and Phil Health to the Informal Sector and migrant workers without consultation with the representative sectors Human trafficking, inhuman treatment and poor working conditions Gender stereotyping Laws are biased to women in the formal economy Policies are based for formal workplaces.

Philippines : Question 1 Social Dialogue in all levels Ratification of ILO Convention 189 and passage of local law with IRR Profiling of Vulnerable Workers towards organizing in terms of building community enterprises and representation “Natl. Convergence Program for the Social Protection Vulnerable Workers Towards Development of Social Protection Floor”

Hongkong Pending meetings with the Labor Department TU’s Collaboration with NGO’s on Domestic Work Issues

Establish policies and regulations to strengthen government of support Inter-ministry Joint Conference System Network Development