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Kartika Puspitasari shows a photograph of herself with a scar on her arm from an injury inflicted by previous employers in Hong Kong, in Padang on February 10, 2023. AFPPIX: An Indonesian woman who was beaten and burned by her former Hong Kong employers was awarded more than $110,000 in damages on Friday.
Initially unsure who to turn to, Puspitasari endured the abuse for two years, with her mistreatment only coming to light after she sought consular protection.On Friday, a judge ruled that Puspitasari had been “treated inhumanely” and awarded her HK$868,607 . But Puspitasari, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder , added that the money “is not comparable to the physical and mental wounds I am suffering from”.
But most victims cannot afford to seek redress in Hong Kong, especially after their visas expire at the end of their contracts, activists have said. “We hope the Hong Kong government can reform regulations to make sure that migrant workers can easily report when they become a victim of abuse, or make a regulation to make sure domestic workers can easily find a job without leaving Hong Kong,“ she said after the verdict on Friday.
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