Indonesian domestic worker Yayuk Setyowati told CNN's Kristie Lu Stout that she is devastated about the loss of her sister Sri Wayhyuni, a caregiver who was killed in the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong. Domestic workers are the backbone of the city's economy, contributing an estimated $12.5 billion a year, according to a report published in 2019 by local charity Enrich and information services company Experian. | CNN

A Filipino domestic worker in Hong Kong is being praised as a “modern-day hero” for saving her employer’s 3-month-old baby during the Wang Fuk Court fire. 28-year-old Rhodora Alcaraz shielded the infant in a wet blanket while trapped in a smoke-filled room for several hours before firefighters reached them. Ms Alcaraz, who survived but remains in hospital, was among more than 200 foreign domestic workers — mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia — living in the apartment complex. Seven Indones