HONG KONG: A domestic worker sacked after a cancer diagnosis was awarded damages by a Hong Kong court, in a case that highlighted exploitation of foreign women toiling as maids in the wealthy financial hub.
Baby Jane Allas (pic) of the Philippines was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer in January and fired the following month by her employer, who cited the illness as the reason for termination.
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