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Thousands of people spend Saturday afternoons browsing street markets in the Hong Kong area of Mong Kok. One can find a variety of souvenirs, clothing and accessories in the street markets that often stretch for several city blocks.

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Cristina Carrascal, a Filipino domestic worker, rides the tram on Hong Kong island to Discovery Bay on her day off. Thousands of female domestic helpers, primarily Indonesians and Filipinos, fill Hong Kong\'s business district on Sundays. For some, this is their first day off in weeks.

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Filipino domestic helpers spend their rest day socializing with friends, reading and playing cards on a pedestrian overpass. Most of the women have little money to spend on entertainment since they send the majority of their wages home to the Philippines to support their families.

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Cristina Carrascal takes the child she cares for to Tong Fuk Beach, a five minute walk from her employer\'s home on Launtau Island every Saturday. Caring for her employer\'s daughter is Carrascal\'s favorite part of being a domestic helper.

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Cristina Carrascal and her employer\'s daughter walk home after spending the morning at the beach. Carrascal spends most of her time with the young girl and is teaching her how to speak Tagalog, Carrascal\'s native language.

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The busy shopping district of Mong Kok, Hong Kong is where many go to shop and find good bargains on everything from electronics to apparel. At night this densely populated area is lit with a variety of neon colors coming from signs and store windows.

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Carrascal carries the child she cares for home from the beach. Carrascal takes on many childcare duties at her job including bathing the girl, feeding her and taking her to and from school, in addition to her household duties of cleaning, cooking and grocery shopping.

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Located on Hong Kong Island, Victoria Peak is a popular tourist destination because of the expansive views of the city and harbor. At night the city is illuminated as the fog often rolls in from the mountaintop.

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每一年,都會有數以千記的菲律賓婦女作為家務助理遠赴香港工作,其中很多人都是她們家鄉親人唯一的經濟支柱。而這些人裡,卻有不少因為對自身權益的無知,經常遭受雇主們的非公正待遇。Cristina Carrascal(克莉絲蒂娜·卡拉斯歌)曾經是眾多受害者中的一員,但她在“家務助理之友”的幫助和指導下,成功起訴了她的前雇主,為自己爭取到了更好的生活,工作環境以及雇主。