Anger over calls to limit air-conditioning for maids

HONG KONG: Calls to restrict air conditioning for Hong Kong’s domestic maids amid sweltering summer temperatures were dubbed inhumane by rights groups Friday, after a politician suggested helpers should get “used to the hot weather.”The southern Chinese city is home to over 340,000 migrant domestic workers mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia, but concerns have grown over their welfare after several high-profile abuse cases.

The maids are required by law to live with their employers which rights campaigners say makes it hard for them to escape mistreatment.