Hong Kong is home to over 340,000 migrant domestic workers — the vast majority of them women. They care for the city’s children, its elderly and its homes. And yet, when it comes to their own health, they are largely left to manage alone.
The cost of a period on HKD 4,870 a month.
Research has found that 66% of domestic workers say buying period products causes financial stress. 57% have been caught without a product when they needed one, and 44% have had to resort to toilet paper. For workers earning a minimum salary of HKD 4,870 a month, even a modest monthly spend on period care represents a meaningful slice of income that most cannot afford to spare.
The impact goes beyond the financial. 75% of domestic workers say menstrual health affects their work performance, and 79% don’t feel they can tell their employer.
How the programme works.
Through partnerships with NGOs including PathFinders, and working directly with GoodPeriod Ambassadors from the migrant domestic worker community, we run distributions of reusable period underwear — usable for up to four years — alongside menstrual health education workshops covering the menstrual lifecycle from periods to menopause.
In their own words.
“I’ve been using the reusable underwear for six months now after attending a Good Period event, and it’s saved me so much money! My periods used to be really irregular and expensive to manage, but now I feel safe wearing these daily, knowing that if my period does strike, I’m covered.”
Marmi
“I discovered these products through PathFinders and loved them so much. I’m really looking forward to sharing them with our Indonesian community members and helping to tackle period stigma together.”Atik
“I love these products so much that I now send them home to my daughters in the Philippines. Instead of bringing chocolate in my suitcase, I bring period products. The organic pads and underwear have completely changed my flow — I get fewer clots and feel healthier and more comfortable.”Cecil
“My period changed a lot during my cancer recovery, and using the underwear has been so empowering. I no longer stain my bed, and I can wear them daily in case an irregular period strikes.”Josie
Why reusables matter here.
A single pair of reusable period underwear replaces upwards of 500 single-use items over its lifetime. For a domestic worker managing a tight monthly budget, the switch from disposables to reusables is environmentally meaningful and financially transformative. The upfront cost is the barrier. GoodPeriod’s subsidised distribution removes it.
How this work is funded.
GoodPeriod is a social enterprise, not a charity. That distinction matters, because it’s the reason this programme can keep running.
Every organisation that partners with us — every employer that places organic period products in their washrooms, every building that provisions its facilities through us — funds the community work directly. Corporate revenue is what pays for the distributions, the workshops, and the products that reach girls and women who could not otherwise access them.
Research cited: “66% of domestic workers say buying menstrual products causes financial stress”, Hong Kong Free Press, November 2025.