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ILO launches 'immersive' online game to raise awareness for safe, fair domestic worker recruitment

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Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Domestic helpers queue up for compulsory COVID-19 testing at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Nora Tam via SCMP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/scmp/05/17/20210517-hong-kong-vaccination-scmp.jpg"/><figcaption>Domestic helpers queue up for compulsory COVID-19 testing at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. <em>Nora Tam via SCMP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA— The International Labor Organization on Wednesday said it is raising awareness for the safe and fair recruitment of domestic workers in Hong Kong with its new and &quot;immersive&quot; online game. </p><p>The Hiring Challenge is an online game designed to &quot;improve understanding of what&#x27;s needed for fair and safe&quot; recruitment of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, the ILO said in a statement.</p><p>The game aims to reduce the risks of &quot;deception and abuse&quot; faced by both the workers and employers during the hiring process.</p><p>&quot;It provides employers with guidance on how they can contribute towards positive change,&quot; the ILO said. </p><p>Those interested can visit the game&#x27;s <a href="https://www.thehiringchallenge.org">website</a> which offers a 360° video and scenes of Hong Kong as well as a series of multiple choice questionnaires. </p><p>Users will play the role of a soon-to-be parent trying to hire a migrant domestic worker in Hong Kong using an employment agency.</p><p>Players will have to navigate a series of real-life choices in order to find an agency that provides professional service while ensuring that the worker they will hire won&#x27;t be exploited in the process, the ILO said.</p><p>&quot;The task is harder than it sounds,&quot; it added.</p><p>The &quot;gamified experience&quot; offers multiple outcomes and provides recommendations on how recruiters can improve their strategies based on their final score, the ILO said.</p><p>The organization said it draws behavioral insights and is part of an ongoing collaboration with the University of Geneva. </p><p>The game&#x27;s The Hiring Challenge website was produced by the FAIR II project, with the support of the Swiss Development Cooperation and is part of ILO&#x27;s Fair Recruitment Initiative, it said.</p><p>The Philippines is among the top sources of <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/01/21/ph-top-diplomat-in-hong-kong-opposes-forced-jabs-for-domestic-helpers">domestic workers</a> in Hong Kong, with approximately 370,000 there, according to data from the office of the Philippine Consul General in Hong Kong. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/01/21/ph-top-diplomat-in-hong-kong-opposes-forced-jabs-for-domestic-helpers">PH top diplomat in Hong Kong opposes forced jabs for domestic helpers</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/09/06/21/hk-domestic-helpers-only-allowed-to-use-1-quarantine-hotel">Domestic helpers in HK only allowed to use 1 designated quarantine hotel</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/03/21/owwa-domestic-helper-hong-kong-vaccinated-migrant-worker">OWWA to ask Hong Kong &#x27;not be harsh&#x27; in mandatory jabs for migrant workers</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1746845" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The ILO on Wednesday said it is raising awareness for the safe and fair recruitment of domestic workers in Hong Kong with new online game

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ILO launches 'immersive' online game to raise awareness for safe, fair domestic worker recruitment

Jessica Fenol,

ABS-CBN News

Published Oct 13, 2021 12:01 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 13, 2021 12:17 PM PHT

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