ABSTRACT
In the 1980s, Filipino activists began to take interest in the plight of their compatriots working as domestic workers in Hong Kong with increasing reports of the latter’s problematic condition in the territory. It was not long after that they set up their non-government organizations (NGOs) and have since become the most prominent campaigners for the rights of domestic workers, not only of their compatriots but other nationalities as well. This chapter aims to examine the worlding of Filipino transnational activism in Hong Kong to claim for the rights of their compatriots initially, and then extending their advocacy to other migrant workers from other nationalities while helping them organize in the process. The Filipino activists have been largely credited for the dynamic activism in the territory, where highly visible NGOs and migrant organizations organized by activists and foreign domestic workers (FDWs) take part in political mobilizations (Law 2002; Sim 2003; Hsia 2009; Constable 2009; Lindio-McGovern 2012).
