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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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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]

Hong Kong Once China’s ‘Worst Nightmare,’ Labor Activist Refuses to Back Down 2024-12-25 [NY TIMES]

China PSI: ‘We stand with the Hong Kong trade unionists’ 2024-12-03 [PSI]

Former Civil Human Rights Front Vice-Convenor, Vincent Lam, Calls on Hong Kong Diaspora to Keep Fighting for Justice 2024-11-30 [HKLRM]

Construction workers and subcontractors owed HK$300 million in 2024, union says 2024-11-29 [The Free Press]

Hong Kong Belarusian unions spoke for freedom and rights of union activists in Hong Kong 2024-11-26 [salidarnast]

Labour Rights Monitor Slams Primary Trial Sentences Urges Global Action on Political Prisoner Release 2024-11-23 [HKLRM]

China Unionists and former journalists jailed in National Security Trial 2024-11-21 [IFJ]

China BWI on the sentencing of the “Hong Kong 45” 2024-11-21 [BWI]

Against Hospital Privatisations 2024-11-20 [CLB]

ITUC denounces sentences for union leaders 2024-11-19 [ITUC]

Penalties for industrial accidents ‘too lenient’ to have deterrent effect, Hong Kong labour rights concern group says 2024-11-14 [The Free Press]

Hong Kong press group chief Selina Cheng sues Wall Street Journal over ‘unlawful dismissal’ 2024-11-14 [The Free Press]

Healthcare Workers' Report - Chapter 3 - Equal Pay for Equal Work 2024-10-22 [CLB]

Healthcare Workers' Report - Chapter 2 - Non-payment of Wages, Social Security or Housing Funds 2024-10-22 [CLB]

Healthcare Workers’ Collective Actions and Requests for Help over the Past Decade 2024-10-22 [CLB]

VIDEO China ‘Really squeezed’: Why drivers in the world’s largest food delivery market are having meltdowns 2024-10-18 [CNN]

HKUST student hall workers owed HK$2m in wages: union 2024-10-14 [RTHK]

China Journalists sentenced to prison in sedition case 2024-10-08 [IFJ]

HKCTU disbanded three years ago today: Keep the footprint in our hearts, and continue walking together 2024-10-05 [HKLRM]

HK commerce union: Migrant workers scheme needs reform to protect all workers 2024-09-30 [UNI Global Union]

Migrant domestic workers unions ‘dismayed,’ ‘disappointed’ by HK$120 increase to monthly salary 2024-09-28 [The Free Press]

Grave concerns over Jimmy Lai’s prolonged imprisonment and solitary confinement raised before UN 2024-09-25 [IFJ]

Police chief vows to probe claims of journalist harassment ‘without bias’ as union urges ‘firm action’ 2024-09-18 [The Free Press]

Dozens of Hong Kong journalists threatened, intimidated, harassed in ‘organised attack,’ press group says 2024-09-14 [The Free Press]

Union urges Hong Kong gov’t to investigate after non-local labourers say they were cheated out of pay 2024-09-11 [The Free Press]

China Migrant workers seek mainland police help over firings, docked wages in Hong Kong: union 2024-09-10 [South China Morning Post]

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