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Helper’s Hong Kong court victory in sexual harassment case ‘rare but encouraging’
Helpers face huge challenges in even filing sexual abuse or harassment cases, let alone prevailing, advocates say
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Sammy Heung
Published: 9:29pm, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 10:41pm, 15 Feb 2025
A court ruling this week in favour of a domestic helper who sued her Hong Kong employer for sexual harassment marked a “rare” legal victory for such vulnerable employees and could encourage other workers in similar situations to speak out, advocates have said.
The District Court on Friday ruled that Lam Yui-sang, 63, had created a “hostile and threatening” workplace for Indonesian helper Sri Wahyuni by demanding sex and asking her to have his child just a few days after she started work in February 2022. She refused and quit less than three weeks later.
The court ordered Lam to pay damages totalling HK$182,387 (US$23,430) to Wahyuni, as well as costs.
