11 domestic helpers among 20 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour


The Immigration Department carried out a three-day operation across the city. - Photo: Handout

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities have arrested 20 people, including domestic helpers suspected of unlawfully providing services such as massages and manicures, in a crackdown on illegal labour.

The Immigration Department said that it conducted a three-day operation across the city between Sunday (March 8) and Tuesday (March 10), searching 19 target locations, including restaurants, care homes, hotels, commercial and industrial buildings and public places.

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