$ 2 , 7 0 9 ). ▁Indones ian ▁domestic ▁help ers ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁are ▁represented ▁by ▁two ▁un ions , ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁M igr ant ▁Work ers ▁Union ▁( IM W U ) ▁and ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁M igr ant ▁Work ers ' ▁Organ is ations ▁( K OT K I HO , ▁Ko alis i ▁Organ is asi ▁Ten aga ▁Ker ja ▁Indones ia ▁Hong ▁Kong ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁organis ations ▁representing ▁migr ant ▁workers , ▁police ▁int im id ation ▁of ▁migr ant ▁workers ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁problem . ▁Under payment ▁of ▁w ages ▁and ▁employ er ▁ab use ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁problem ; ▁Indones ian ▁workers ▁are ▁widely ▁paid ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁H K $ 1 8 0 0 ▁to ▁H K $ 2 0 0 0 ▁per ▁month . ▁During ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ri ots ▁in ▁Jak arta , ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁government ▁threatened ▁to ▁exp el ▁Indones ian ▁labour ers ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁government ' s ▁in action ▁on ▁cr imes ▁committed ▁against ▁eth nic ▁Chinese ▁women ; ▁however , ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁act ▁on ▁this ▁threat . ▁ ▁Pre - m igration ▁experience ▁ ▁Pre - m igration ▁experience ▁for ▁induct ees ▁into ▁the ▁domestic ▁labor ▁migration ▁system ▁involves ▁over c row ding , ▁short age ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁facilities , ▁ab use , ▁and ▁explo itation ▁because ▁the ▁minimum ▁standard ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁the ▁training