Maids get the same amount in Hong Kong as they should get here... about $400.
In the last 2 years I have interviewed over 300 filipinas for our companies cleaning division and all those that worked in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi, all say the same thing - approx $400 - infact one of the girls was only getting the equivalent of $130, and wasn't allowed out of the house alone or on her off day.
What people tend to forget, that QR1,400 may not be alot to you, but to a filipina maid, its about Ps15,000, which I might tell is you more than the teacher we recently hired for our Chairman was getting actually teaching in the Philipinnes - She had a Master's Degree in Mathematics. She was only earning Ps12,000.
Another thing to remember is what you are giving her that isn't taken into account.
An extra:
QR300 - accomodation (thats a smaller amount than if you actually worked it out according to how many people in the house and dividing it proportionatly.
QR50 - utilities
QR50 - internet (if she has permanent access to wireless, again according to the number of people in the house.
QR500 - Food (minimum)
Thats another QR850 on top of what she gets paid...
Some people pay clothing and toiletries too.
Knowing what things cost in the Philss, these girls families live good lives when their loved one comes over here, even if they are only earning about QR800 (Ps10,000).
One of our staff that used to work for us at the farm build 3 family homes back in Nepal on the salary we paid him here - when the houses were finished he decided to go back home - 5 years later, he went home relatively well off.
I don't even own a piece of land and battle to come out monthly on my salary!
Maids get the same amount in Hong Kong as they should get here... about $400.
In the last 2 years I have interviewed over 300 filipinas for our companies cleaning division and all those that worked in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi, all say the same thing - approx $400 - infact one of the girls was only getting the equivalent of $130, and wasn't allowed out of the house alone or on her off day.
What people tend to forget, that QR1,400 may not be alot to you, but to a filipina maid, its about Ps15,000, which I might tell is you more than the teacher we recently hired for our Chairman was getting actually teaching in the Philipinnes - She had a Master's Degree in Mathematics. She was only earning Ps12,000.
Another thing to remember is what you are giving her that isn't taken into account.
An extra:
QR300 - accomodation (thats a smaller amount than if you actually worked it out according to how many people in the house and dividing it proportionatly.
QR50 - utilities
QR50 - internet (if she has permanent access to wireless, again according to the number of people in the house.
QR500 - Food (minimum)
Thats another QR850 on top of what she gets paid...
Some people pay clothing and toiletries too.
Knowing what things cost in the Philss, these girls families live good lives when their loved one comes over here, even if they are only earning about QR800 (Ps10,000).
One of our staff that used to work for us at the farm build 3 family homes back in Nepal on the salary we paid him here - when the houses were finished he decided to go back home - 5 years later, he went home relatively well off.
I don't even own a piece of land and battle to come out monthly on my salary!