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Filipina workers in beauty pageant in Hong Kong

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A Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong participates in a beauty contest on Chater Road on a Sunday, the only day off for most of the workers. The contests, echoing similar events back home, are popular among the Filipina overseas workers in Hong Kong.

There are about 370,000 foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong–about 5 percent of the population–and just under half are from the Philippines. More than 98 percent of the workers are women, most of whom leave their families behind so that they can earn money to help their families survive.

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Paul Jeffrey
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A Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong participates in a beauty contest on Chater Road on a Sunday, the only day off for most of the workers. The contests, echoing similar events back home, are popular among the Filipina overseas workers in Hong Kong. <br /> <br /> There are about 370,000 foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong–about 5 percent of the population–and just under half are from the Philippines. More than 98 percent of the workers are women, most of whom leave their families behind so that they can earn money to help their families survive.