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

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

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

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

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

Hong Kong Over 120 imported construction workers say Hong Kong agents are cheating them out of wages, union urges gov’t action [The Free Press] 05-09-2024

Hong Kong Over 330 sign union petition urging Wall Street Journal to reinstate head of Hong Kong press group Selina Cheng [The Free Press] 28-08-2024

Hong Kong Construction Industry Faces Persistent Wage Arrears Disputes: 16,000 Unemployed and Only 85 Job Vacancies in Private Sector [HKLRM] 24-08-2024

Hong Kong Press union chief vows to strive for journalists’ rights after WSJ dismissal [The Free Press] 13-08-2024

Hong Kong The Wall Street Journal owes Hong Kong reporters an explanation [HKLRM] 03-08-2024


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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]

Authorities look into alleged exploitation of migrant workers flagged by union 2024-09-05 [South China Morning Post]

Over 120 imported construction workers say Hong Kong agents are cheating them out of wages, union urges gov’t action 2024-09-05 [The Free Press]

Hong Kong Calvin Wong, the former Contract Civil Servant Chair Vows to Defend Hong Kongers’ Rights in Canada 2024-08-31 [HKLRM]

Keeta delivery workers demand answers after some suspended from duties amid Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour 2024-08-28 [The Free Press]

Over 330 sign union petition urging Wall Street Journal to reinstate head of Hong Kong press group Selina Cheng 2024-08-28 [The Free Press]

Construction Industry Faces Persistent Wage Arrears Disputes: 16,000 Unemployed and Only 85 Job Vacancies in Private Sector 2024-08-24 [HKLRM]

China Journalist’s visa denied amid press freedom drop 2024-08-22 [IFJ]

Press union chief vows to strive for journalists’ rights after WSJ dismissal 2024-08-13 [The Free Press]

The Wall Street Journal owes Hong Kong reporters an explanation 2024-08-03 [HKLRM]

‘I’m so scared’: Domestic workers in Hong Kong recount the painful cost of falling prey to online loan ‘scams’ 2024-07-29 [The Free Press]

Over 40 overseas HK civil society and human rights groups sign an open letter urging WSJ’s explanation for dismissing HKJA chair 2024-07-20 [HKLRM]

In these challenging times, Loong-yu Au, a labour researcher, thinks that frank conversations and the search for consensus are crucial for rebuilding Hong Kong’s future democratic movement. 2024-07-20 [HKLRM]

HKJA’s Chair Selina Cheng Says She Lost WSJ Job after Refusing to Drop the Union Role 2024-07-20 [HKLRM]

‘Perhaps the only wrong I have committed was that I love Hong Kong too much,’ says ex-medics’ union chair Winnie Yu in her mitigation 2024-07-13 [HKLRM]

Four Years After Enacting National Security Law: Professional Autonomy Eroded in Social Work and Education Sectors 2024-07-07 [HKLRM]

Indonesia Eni Lestari: the Making of A Migrant Labor Organizer (Part 2) 2024-07-01 [Asian Labour Review]

Indonesia Eni Lestari: the Making of A Migrant Labor Organizer (Part 1) 2024-07-01 [Asian Labour Review]

5th Anniversary of 2019 Movement Witness Workers’ Solidarity 2024-06-29 [HKLRM]

Hong Kong RadioLabour World Report - The plight of unionists in Hong Kong 2024-06-22 [RadioLabour]

Unions oppose further import of non-local care workers, calling it ‘huge threat’ to labour market 2024-06-21 [The Free Press]

The attack on unionists in Hong Kong 2024-06-17 [RadioLabour]

China Response to Hong Kong Government Imposing New Repressive Measures on Christopher Mung and 5 Activists in the UK 2024-06-15 [HKLRM]

Hong Kong Helix, the HKCTU’s former staff member, continues to uphold labour rights in Australia 2024-06-08 [HKLRM]

China ITUC condemns prosecution of trade unionists and activists 2024-06-06 [ITUC]

Union opposes gov’t plan to overhaul social workers’ licensing body, saying authorities undervalue sector 2024-05-20 [The Free Press]

Bus union slams import of mainland Chinese drivers as transport official urges ‘calm’ 2024-04-28 [The Free Press]

China Citybus union slams importation of mainland Chinese drivers into Hong Kong 2024-04-26 [South China Morning Post]

Union says manhole gas accident happened at same place 18 years ago 2024-04-23 [The Standard]

The passage of Article 23 ushers Hong Kong into the era of authoritarianism A devastating blow to the city’s civil liberties and trade unions rights 2024-03-23 [HKLRM]

China Court convicts journalists of unauthorised entry into legislature 2024-02-06 [IFJ]

Workers and bosses reach agreement to give Hong Kong’s part-time staff a better deal 2024-02-04 [The Free Press]

The Chinese government’s misleading claim before the UN Human Rights Council : HK public has expression, assembly and association freedoms 2024-01-20 [HKLRM]

Union urges Hong Kong gov’t to prioritise local minibus drivers after 60% of imported workers fail test 2024-01-19 [The Free Press]

Journalism is not a crime. Six Apple Daily journalists behind bars for over 900 days before sentencing in court 2024-01-13 [HKLRM]

Cathay Pacific Union Calls for Government Inquiry Into Pilot Shortage 2024-01-09 [BNN]

Hong Kong Labour perspectives on China #2- Hong Kong workers under the authoritarian regime 2024-01-03 [GLC]

Cathay Pacific cancels over 40 flights in 4 days citing staff illness, as union points to pilot shortage 2023-12-29 [The Free Press]

China Jimmy Lai’s sedition trial begins 2023-12-21 [IFJ]

ITUC-Asia Pacific condemns the HK government for weaponising NSL to arrest and detain trade unionists 2023-11-25 [HKLRM]

Largest teachers’ union to complete dissolution 2 years after forced disbanding 2023-11-13 [The Free Press]

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