Hong Kong plan to force Covid vaccines on foreign domestic workers sparks alarm

Authorities accused of blackmailing' workers over plan to make vaccine a condition of getting a job

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Hong Kong's government has sparked discrimination concerns over plans to force hundreds of thousands of foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or face losing their job.

Authorities have embarked on mass mandatory testing of the city's 370,000 domestic workers after a more infectious strain was detected in the community, and flagged plans for compulsory vaccinations.