This study presents findings from a web-based survey conducted in Hong Kong SAR, China in November
2019. In the context of Hong Kong SAR, China, it is the first study of its kind to employ a quantitative method
to assess current levels of understanding and attitudes of employers towards ethical recruitment and decent
work principles, regarding the hiring of their MDWs in Hong Kong SAR, China; including insights and concrete
measures that could be taken by employers and employment agencies to help to avoid even the inadvertent
exploitation of MDWs. The findings of the study provide evidence of the need to further sensitize employers
of MDWs to both recruitment as well as the vulnerabilities to exploitation that can arise for workers within
each phase of recruitment and employment