An Indonesian helper in Hong Kong who was fired after she was found to be pregnant is now suing her former employers for breach of contract.
According to court records cited by news website hk01.com, Waliyah, 30, also accused the couple, Terence Yip Hoi-sun and former wife, Chan Man-hong of sex discrimination and seeks compensation from the two.
The couple took Waliyah’s urine sample in 2013 for tests after they suspected her of being pregnant. When results yielded positive, they fired her from the job.
According to the Indonesian woman’s lawyer, she was forced to vacate the couple’s Kwun Tong flat one week before her one-month notice was up, a violation of her employer contract.
Waliyah gave birth three months later and put the baby up for adoption and she found a new employer afterwards.
The judge adjourned the case to May 9.