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

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

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

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

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

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

Hong Kong Against Hospital Privatisations [CLB] 20-11-2024

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

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

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


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‘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]

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]

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