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Hong Kong workers and labour rights

Hong Kong workers and labour rights
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Hong Kong workers and labour rights. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
A construction worker shelters under an umbrella in Central. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Extreme heat grips Hong Kong as expert, labour groups urge district-level index

Temperatures in parts of northern Hong Kong, including Yuen Long and Ta Kwu Ling, reached up to 37.5 degrees Celsius.

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Hong Kong weather

Editorial | Hong Kong must act fast to protect workers from heat distress

Accidents and personal safety

Editorial | Workplace deaths cannot be price Hong Kong pays for development

Hong Kong

How a Hong Kong charity is using AI to help migrant workers tackle exploitation

Migrasia says AI chatbot PoBot serves as centralised call centre, providing instant support and gathering data to identify patterns of abuse.

(From left) Migrasia’s chief operating officer Paras Kalura, co-founder and director David Bishop and chief programme officer Isla Wilson. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Why are Hong Kong delivery drivers unhappy about proposed payouts for injuries?

Unions and delivery riders say government’s proposed compensation scheme should also include logged-on waiting time.

Accidents and personal safety

Probe launched after worker falls to death while repairing plane in Hong Kong

Man falls from six-metre-high platform at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company worksite after mistakenly stepping into gap, police say.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong finally moves to extend labour rights to the gig economy

Ensuring delivery workers have the right to injury compensation will be a breakthrough as the city strives to enhance labour protections.

A motorcycle delivery worker is seen on Nathan Road in Jordan on June 12, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Filipino workers in Hong Kong allegedly recruited as surrogates for overseas couples

Consulate investigates alleged human trafficking cases, warns that women have been recruited through social media posts by former helpers.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong proposes job-related injury compensation for gig delivery workers

Proposals will only cover those in food and goods delivery services, as these two sectors employ most gig workers, bureau says.

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Hong Kong

Tighter site safety urged after Hong Kong records over 60 industrial accidents

Labour unions raise concerns following back-to-back construction site deaths involving heavy machinery.

Police inspect the scene of the fatal excavator accident on Monday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Accidents and personal safety

Editorial | Manslaughter charge over workplace death sends a strong message

Repeated promises to improve Hong Kong’s work safety culture mean nothing without strong enforcement and appropriate punishment.

Investigators inspect the scene at Kowloon Bay Sports Ground, where a worker died after being run over by a construction vehicle on June 26. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong courts

Watchdog seeks HK$250,000 for family of late helper sacked during cancer battle

District Court holds hearing to assess how much compensation should be awarded, five years after death of Baby Jane Allas.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Keep the imported worker scheme in line with Hong Kong market needs

The scheme aimed at easing chronic labour shortages must strike a balance between sustaining healthy economic growth and preventing abuse.

Hong Kong courts

Mirror dancer left with ‘catastrophic disabilities’ awarded HK$6.29m in damages

Judge Phillis Loh grants 31-year-old Mo Li, who needs three carers to provide round-the-clock assistance, maximum compensation under various headings.

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Mo Li shares a video on Instagram of himself operating an electric wheelchair with the caption, "A 90 per cent introvert be like:" followed by an emoticon in March this year. Photo: Instagram/momo.lky
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong tightens imported worker scheme but open to making it permanent

Two-tier vetting system for employers comes into effect on Tuesday, with tougher rules for catering industry.

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A dim sum restaurant in Admiralty. The government has predicted that by 2028, the catering sector will be short of 1,000 to 4,000 workers. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s domestic helpers need safe places to work and play

As climate change intensifies and urban space dwindles, migrant workers’ needs must be prioritised.

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Food and Drinks

Word on the StrEAT: the F&B scene’s pet peeves about customers

Do appreciate the effort staff have made to be there; but don’t have a smoke break during a tasting menu, click your fingers, get too drunk or order off-menu.

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong’s domestic workers deserve dignity and cool comfort too

Inclement weather is making life harder for domestic workers who already lack places to rest and face restrictions on using air conditioning.

Domestic workers gather around tents in Tsuen Wan on their day off on May 24. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong helpers urge employers to relax ‘air-con ban’ in heatwave

Employer draws widespread online criticism for scolding domestic helper who switched on air conditioner an hour early in hot weather.

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Hong Kong courts

Defunct Hong Kong bakery chain fined HK$251,800 over unpaid wages

Taipan Bread & Cakes, Taipan Restaurant and parent company Vast Luck failed to pay 47 employees following closure of all outlets on June 24 last year.

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong drainage project suspended after worker struck by chain hoist dies

Director of drainage services asked contractor to provide appropriate assistance to victim’s family after expressing his deepest condolences.

The worker was struck by an electric chain hoist at a site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po on Wednesday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Jobs

Letters | Hong Kong must match worker to job. More training is not enough

Readers call for the introduction of professional career coaching, a flexible ride-hailing framework, and more creativity for local restaurants.

People walk on the streets of Hong Kong’s Central district during lunch hour on January 30. Photo: Karma Lo
Accidents and personal safety

Air-con repairman dies after falling from 11th floor of Kowloon City building

Man, 38, was not wearing safety belt and building had no scaffolding.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Tightened rules for Hong Kong’s money lenders will protect helpers

Moves to regulate the moneylender sector must be accompanied by strengthening law enforcement and stepping up education efforts.

Hong Kong society

Exclusive | Cigarette butts ‘strong evidence’ of smoking ban breach at work sites: Chris Sun

Labour chief reveals further details of proposed ban and lays out other priorities, including injury compensation mechanism for online delivery workers.

Currently, smoking in an outdoor area of a construction site is only illegal if it occurs near flammable materials. Photo: Jelly Tse
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

‘Nowhere to go’: helpers pushed out of parks spend day off in tents at bus terminus

Helpers in Hong Kong describe difficulty of finding places they can gather after some online posts suggested visitors were setting up tents.

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Helpers gather at the Lohas Park Station Public Transport Interchange. Some said they were usually forced to leave other public spaces when they gathered in groups on their day off. Photo: Elson Li
Mainland China

Property management sector cites 25% guard shortage amid imported labour backlash

Scrutiny of employing imported workers comes after Richland Gardens says 31 guards from mainland China will be hired through government labour scheme.

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Hong Kong

HK$1 minimum wage rise unlikely to significantly lift low-paid incomes, experts say

Latest increase to HK$43.10 per hour offers limited boost, but helps workers keep pace with inflation and stabilises labour costs.

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