Bangladeshi domestic helpers trained in Hong Kong ways ready to move to city, country’s consul general says
- Bangladeshi Consul General Israt Ara says five training centres set up in country offering Cantonese courses and housekeeping training
- About 300 domestic helpers have already completed training and are ready to move to city
Israt Ara, the Bangladeshi consul general, said four government-supervised training centres and a private one offered two-month training programmes, including a Cantonese language course and housekeeping, for those who wanted to work in the city.
“Three hundred Bangladeshi female domestic helpers have already completed their training in the country … So if the demand is here, if the employer would like to hire a Bangladeshi domestic helper, then these 300 girls are ready,” she added.
Ara said her consulate had accredited 30 to 35 Hong Kong employment agencies and planned to contact more.
She added she had asked the Labour Department for a list of the 3,000 Hong Kong employment agencies and to circulate the message that Bangladesh wanted to send more domestic staff to the city.
