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Hong Kong / Myanmar In Hong Kong and Myanmar, labour resists authoritarian rule [GLC] 23-09-2025

Hong Kong Coca-Cola’s Hong Kong plant reinstates driver fired over traffic accident after union strike [The Free Press] 08-09-2025

Hong Kong Small Victories, Big Defiance: Cleaning Workers Push Back [HKLRM] 24-08-2025

Hong Kong Expensive dental care, limited options leave Hong Kong domestic helpers in a lurch [South China Morning Post] 21-08-2025

Hong Kong Groups seek 30% pay rise for Hong Kong domestic helpers to HK$6,500 a month [South China Morning Post] 04-08-2025

Hong Kong Carol Ng Released: A Voice for Workers Remembered [HK Labour Rights Monitor] 28-07-2025

Hong Kong / China New trade union law delivers fresh blow to civil liberties [IFJ] 11-07-2025

Hong Kong / China “It’s an uphill struggle to run a trade union in Hong Kong” – but still, they organise [Equal Times] 25-06-2025

Hong Kong / China Chinese Labor Rights Group Led by Former Tiananmen Protest Leader Closes [New York Times] 13-06-2025

Hong Kong / China 中國勞工通訊解散聲明 Statement on the Dissolution of China Labour Bulletin [China Labour Bulletin] 12-06-2025


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Myanmar In Hong Kong and Myanmar, labour resists authoritarian rule 2025-09-23 [GLC]

HK Labour Rights Monitor Slams the Government for Delay, Demands Immediate Halt to Labour Importation 2025-09-23 [HKLRM]

Coca-Cola’s Hong Kong plant reinstates driver fired over traffic accident after union strike 2025-09-08 [The Free Press]

Small Victories, Big Defiance: Cleaning Workers Push Back 2025-08-24 [HKLRM]

Expensive dental care, limited options leave Hong Kong domestic helpers in a lurch 2025-08-21 [South China Morning Post]

Groups seek 30% pay rise for Hong Kong domestic helpers to HK$6,500 a month 2025-08-04 [South China Morning Post]

Carol Ng Released: A Voice for Workers Remembered 2025-07-28 [HK Labour Rights Monitor]

China New trade union law delivers fresh blow to civil liberties 2025-07-11 [IFJ]

China “It’s an uphill struggle to run a trade union in Hong Kong” – but still, they organise 2025-06-25 [Equal Times]

Hong Kong “We must stand on the side of workers”: Building solidarity with the working class of Hong Kong 2025-06-23 [Spring]

MPF Defaults Signal Business Trouble: 400,000 Notices Issued, Only 0.07% Prosecuted 2025-06-16 [HKLRM]

Freelance journalist Selina Cheng re-elected chair of Hong Kong’s embattled Journalists Association 2025-06-15 [The Free Press]

China NGO China Labour Bulletin dissolves after 3 decades, cites financial strife 2025-06-13 [The Free Press]

China Chinese Labor Rights Group Led by Former Tiananmen Protest Leader Closes 2025-06-13 [New York Times]

China Hong Kong police launch first known joint operation with Beijing’s national security office 2025-06-13 [Hong Kong Free Press]

Six surrender travel docs in first national security police and central agency joint operation - 2025-06-13 [The Standard]

China 中國勞工通訊解散聲明 Statement on the Dissolution of China Labour Bulletin 2025-06-12 [China Labour Bulletin]

Workers ask for union help after restaurant closures 2025-06-09 [RTHK]

Police Clampdown Marks June Fourth in Hong Kong as Remembrance Efforts Suppressed 2025-06-08 [HKLRM]

China Independent media targeted by arbitrary tax audits 2025-06-06 [IFJ]

HK gov’t to introduce proposal to boost rights of delivery couriers this year, labour minister says 2025-05-31 [The Free Press]

HK Leader’s comments prove taxpayers ‘penalised’ before audit results, press union says 2025-05-31 [The Free Press]

Deep Dive: Hong Kong workers say they are losing jobs under labour import scheme 2025-05-12 [South China Morning Post]

Ocean Empire Shuts Down as Wage Fund Deficit Soars to HK$113M 2025-05-11 [HKLRM]

Minimum wage rises to HK$42.10 as use of pension funds for severance pay ends Labour unions in Hong Kong had fought for the abolition of the off 2025-05-06 [The Free Press]

Deliveroo Exit Leaves Hong Kong Riders in Limbo as Calls Grow for Government Action 2025-04-26 [HKLRM]

Nat. sec amendments to Hong Kong union laws to be submitted to ‘patriots only’ legislature at end of month 2025-04-18 [The Free Press]

Pilot union slams Cathay Pacific exec. pay hikes amid ‘staff shortages, diminishing service quality’ 2025-04-12 [The Free Press]

Workers’ struggle persists under authoritarian rule 2025-03-30 [GLC]

One Year Since the Enactment of Article 23: Hong Kong’s Descent into Authoritarian Rule 2025-03-29 [HKLRM]

HK should have system to pause labour import scheme, workers’ union says 2025-03-24 [South China Morning Post]

Amnesty International Launches Petition Against Article 23, HKLRM and Hong Kong Groups Urge UK Action 2025-03-22 [HKLRM]

Press union hails ‘best fundraising results in years’ after gala axed over suspicious hotel venue cancellations 2025-03-22 [The Free Press]

China UN Special Rapporteur raises concerns about Jimmy Lai’s case at the UN Human Rights Council 2025-03-13 [IFJ]

Cleaners union asks contractor to clarify status of staff accused of falsifying work records 2025-03-10 [The Free Press]

ITF Speaks Out for Carol Ng, Urge Action for Jailed Unionists 2025-03-09 [HKLRM]

1 in 3 women in Hong Kong sexually harassed at work, but most stay quiet – survey 2025-03-04 [The Free Press]

Lawmakers support new union laws, citing labour groups’ political acts during 2019 protests 2025-02-26 [The Free Press]

In honour of Pat Kan CHAN: Former chair of the Hong Kong Construction Site Workers’ General Union 2025-02-25 [BWI]

Eaton HK hotel axes venue booking for journalists assoc. annual gala, days after Regal Hotel cancelled 2025-02-22 [The Free Press]

Administration seeks to tighten labour union laws on national security grounds 2025-02-22 [The Free Press]

Chief Executive warns taxi drivers against ‘drastic action’ amid threat of strike over ride-hailing services 2025-02-19 [The Free Press]

Taxi drivers threaten to strike next month over ride-hailing services like Uber 2025-02-14 [The Free Press]

Wall St Journal breached Hong Kong labour law by firing journalist who took on union leadership role, court hears 2025-02-14 [The Free Press]

‘It’s inhuman’: Domestic worker in Hong Kong fired after seeking chemotherapy for breast cancer 2025-01-28 [The Free Press]

Instead of receiving compensation for a work injury, one Hong Kong labourer ended up on the streets 2025-01-28 [The Free Press]

Harassment of journalists revived after student reporters’ investigation into gov’t ‘care teams,’ press group says 2025-01-28 [The Free Press]

Hong Kong artist Luke Ching fired by McDonald’s after calling for mealtime pay to be reinstated 2025-01-28 [The Free Press]

Use step platforms, NGO says after Hong Kong worker dies following fall from wooden ladder 2025-01-23 [The Free Press]

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