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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.
Restaurant staff in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse
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

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Hong Kong economy

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

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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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Domestic helpers rest in makeshift shelters in Tsuen Wan on May 24. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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.

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.

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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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A domestic helpers’ group says about 80 per cent of its members face restrictions on using air conditioners. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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.

The repairman fell from the 11th floor of the Billionnaire Avant housing block in Kowloon City. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
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.

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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The owners’ corporation of Richland Gardens in Kowloon Bay has come under fire after announcing that 31 guards from mainland China would be hired through a government labour scheme. Photo: Handout
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.

China society

Opinion | China moves towards better protecting its gig workers

Platforms have outrun legislation but Beijing is pledging better protections for gig workers. Hong Kong is also updating relevant laws.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po blaze probe: temporary removal of fireproof windows ‘complied with rules’

Panel chairman questions whether interests of workers and residents are at odds under existing regulations.

Fire swept through seven of the eight towers at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last November. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong expands heat stress monitoring to better protect outdoor workers

Data to be used from eight additional sites across city in effort to provide more accurate readings and issue faster warnings.

Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

Editorial | MPF scheme must move with the times to better meet worker needs

Without excessively burdening businesses in this tough economic environment, the MPF authority needs to make changes.

Accidents and personal safety

Editorial | Hong Kong’s development push must not come at the cost of human life

All stakeholders must seriously step up vigilance and compliance if Hong Kong is to improve its workplace safety record.

A police officer examines the site of a deadly tower crane collapse near Pik Kwai House in Kwai Chung on March 19. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s jobless rate falls by 0.1 percentage point

Unemployment rate for December to February period stands at 3.8 per cent, with situation improving in retail, accommodation services, and foundation and superstructure sectors.

Central at lunch hour. The number of underemployed in the December–February period was 63,400, about 1,700 fewer than in the November to January period. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong students honour over 400 foreign domestic helpers as ‘second mothers’

Renaissance College’s annual ‘Jie Jie Day’ engages participants with cultural games, raffle draws and networking opportunities.

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

11 domestic helpers among 20 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour

Six residents among those arrested are the owners or in charge of companies allegedly involved.

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong authorities probe death of scaffolding worker who fell from factory

Worker, 57, who was setting up scaffolding at Maxim’s Food Production Centre in Tai Po, rushed to hospital but later certified dead.

A construction worker has died after falling while erecting scaffolding at Maxim’s Food Factory in Tai Po. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong society

Silent suffering: how a domestic helper’s Hong Kong dream became a nightmare

Nepalese helper came to city in search of better life, only to find exploitation, exhaustion and abuse behind closed doors.

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Sanju endured months of exploitation and hardship as a domestic helper in Hong Kong before seeking help. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Minimum wage rises must not leave behind city’s most vulnerable

As the economic pie grows, money-making companies can afford to do more so employees who are struggling get their fair share of return.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Workers ready to sacrifice Lunar New Year break as scaffold net rules bite

Labour groups warn of rising unemployment as stricter scaffold net rules stall projects and leave hundreds of workers unpaid for months.

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