Chinese Labor Rights Group Led by Former Tiananmen Protest Leader Closes

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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]

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

Sykepleier og fagforeningsleder Winnie Yu kastes i fengsel 2024-12-06 [Sykepleien]

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]

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