Tugujatim.id – Work in Hong Kong is a good choice for some people who want to start a career in a foreign country. Becoming a migrant worker is sometimes an option for someone who has a problem or economic pressure that requires them to become a worker abroad. Hong Kong is also one of the destination countries for workers to become Migrant worker (TKW) in the country with the nickname of the pearl of orient, because it has one advantage, namely a large salary.
Isty Selvya is a former of Indonesian migrant worker (TKW) in Hong Kong who comes from Malang and has a family. She has been a laborer in the country for 4 years, starting in 2016 and returning to Indonesia in 2020. With a total of 4 years of work and 2 contracts, because the work contract in Hong Kong as a Migrant Worker (TKW) is 2 years.
In 2016 when Isty turned 30 years old. She decided to work in Hong Kong as a migrant worker (TKW) due to economic problems and was tempted by the large salary while working there. In addition, wanting to find a new work experience was also a reason to start a career in this country.
Isty applied to become an Indonesian migrant worker (TKW) at a company or agency in Malang City. There all prospective workers learn about Hong Kong language to prepare for work in Hong Kong. The process at the PT lasts about 2 months and waiting for the visa to be finished for 1 month, so that after everything is ready she will immediately be dispatched along with other migrant worker.
While work in Hong Kong as a migrant worker, Isty Selvya always enjoyed doing her job, because her employer was kind and never abused her at all. There, precisely in the Fan Leng Lau area, she worked as a Domestic Assistant (ART) and worked in her employer’s salon.
Isty Selvya’s employers treated her like a member of their own family. They did nothing negative to her. You could say that she always received good treatment and was humanized by her employers. Also, the language that used for daily conversation is usually Hong Kong and English.
In addition, while work in Hong Kong, she was allowed to go to concerts, visit Disneyland or other tourist attractions on her days off, and develop her creativity through what she liked at a special event on Sundays. Isty is a makeup enthusiast, and with the great opportunity that she got, she decided to always attend special makeup events on Sundays. She does this to hone her skills.
Isty’s working hours as a Hong Kong migrant worker (TKW) are quite busy. She wakes up in the morning and starts cleaning the house, cooking for her employer, and then at 9am prepares to leave for the salon. Work at the salon will be finished by 9pm. But during Chinese New Year, all the shops will be crowded and working hours can be even later.
As soon as she gets home, she cleans up and gets ready for sleep. However, if her employer told her to wash the dishes, she would do it the next morning, as her working hours were already over.
Her days off are usually spent going to the park, spending time alone or with friends to keep her mind occupied. She also does not forget to always make video calls with her children and husband. Sometimes when Isty communicates with her family in Malang, her employer also greets to her children and husband like their own family.
Therefore, almost all of Isty’s work in Hong Kong experiences from 2016 to 2020 have been pleasant. Having an employer who is comfortable and like her own family, makes Isty happy at home working here even though sometimes she gets working hours that exceed the time she is supposed to.
The Other Experience Work in Hong Kong as an Indonesian Migrant Worker
Unfortunately, Isty’s Selvya’s friend who work in Hong Kong does not feel the same way as she does. Isty’s friend had a bad employer. She had to clean the house until it was clean when her employer came home, there were no stains left behind. Her employer would always check one by one the places that were cleaned. If there is still a little dirty and dusty, it will be immediately scolded and told to clean again.
So with this unfavorable treatment, he decided to move to another employer and preferred to pay a fine for not completing according to the previously signed contract.
Another unpleasant experience as an Indonesian work in Hong Kong is that if you get a job as a caregiver for an elderly person, you have to be prepared for any situation. Usually if he forgets to put his things, he will blame us as the person who took the item.
Writer: Annisa Listya
Editor: Imam A. Hanifah
