今天是五一勞動節，全世界工人都會在今天發出工人階級的怒吼，控訴這資源分配極不公平、貧富極為懸殊的世界。我們香港工人更是忍無可忍了！

今天亦是國際家務工日，讓我們一起肯定家務工應享有尊嚴工作的權利，對社會同樣有其重要的貢獻。

1 May 2010

“We are not begging for special treatment. We, domestic workers, are claiming our basic rights. We are demanding equal treatment and proper recognition as workers and members of society. We will continue to fight abuses and exploitation. We want freedom from slavery.” ~Sringatin, Chairperson, Federation of Asian Domestic Workers’ Union (FADWU, Hong Kong)

May Day 2010 will mark 124 years since 300,000 workers first walked out of their jobs demanding an 8-hour workday. The '8-hour standard work' is one of the hallmarks that differentiate workers from slaves. At its very first session in 1919, the ILO formalized this principle into international law by adopting ILO Convention #1. In 1999, ‘decent work hours’ was identified as a key component of ILO’s decent work principles.

2004年4月11日發生天水圍滅門案，事源受虐妻子金淑英打算與丈夫李柏森離婚，她從社署庇護中心趕回家中欲奪回兩名幼女，豈料三人同遭殺害。李柏森即自殘並報警訛稱被妻子斬傷，12日後因傷勢過重而失救。2005年8、9月期間，死因庭研訊這宗滅門案，尋找死因真相。

很多人以為，金淑英來港定居數月即遇害，與她不懂求助有關，可謂死於無知，事實剛好相反，她曾找區議員求助，又找過多名社工，以至兩度報警，可見她已遍尋社區上可動用的資源，奮力求生，聲嘶力竭，為何金淑英一家最後仍難逃厄運﹖

本會一直以來對推動改善性別平等的法例與政策均不遺餘力，所以對法律改革委員會(法改會)在有關性罪行方面的研究及建議亦一直認真表達意見，對於是次法改會的臨時建議報告書，本會有以下意見。