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The Shrinking Space for Labor: Hong Kong’s Trade Unions Face “Chilling Effect” Under National Security Overhaul

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/ China The Shrinking Space for Labor: Hong Kong’s Trade Unions Face “Chilling Effect” Under National Security Overhaul [HKLRM] 04-04-2026


/ Global Ли Чеук-ян: «В моём сердце нет вражды, только любовь. Я надеюсь, что люди смогут обрести права и счастье, которых они заслуживают» [Мониторинговая миссия по трудовым правам]  ActNOW!  26-03-2026


/ China Lee Cheuk-yan: “I have no hostility in my heart, only love. I hope the people can obtain the rights and happiness they deserve” [ITUC] 24-03-2026


Lee Cheuk-yan tells court: Tiananmen shaped “a lifelong commitment” to democracy and workers’ rights [HKLRM] 22-03-2026


/ China UN Experts Call on China to Release Hong Kong Activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung After Over 50 Months in Pre-Trial Detention [HKLRM] 16-03-2026



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China The Shrinking Space for Labor: Hong Kong’s Trade Unions Face “Chilling Effect” Under National Security Overhaul 2026-04-04 [HKLRM]

Global Ли Чеук-ян: «В моём сердце нет вражды, только любовь. Я надеюсь, что люди смогут обрести права и счастье, которых они заслуживают»  ActNOW!  2026-03-26 [Мониторинговая миссия по трудовым правам]

China Fagforeningsleder i eksil frykter kinesisk press i utlandet 2026-03-26 [Geopolitika]

China Lee Cheuk-yan: “I have no hostility in my heart, only love. I hope the people can obtain the rights and happiness they deserve” 2026-03-24 [ITUC]

Lee Cheuk-yan tells court: Tiananmen shaped “a lifelong commitment” to democracy and workers’ rights 2026-03-22 [HKLRM]

China UN Experts Call on China to Release Hong Kong Activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung After Over 50 Months in Pre-Trial Detention 2026-03-16 [HKLRM]

Journalists face ‘precarious’ future after Jimmy Lai jailed 2026-02-17 [The Free Press]

Hong Kong NUJ condemns sentencing of Jimmy Lai 2026-02-11 [NUJ]

China Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison 2026-02-11 [IFJ]

Trial Opens for Hong Kong Alliance Over National Security Charges 2026-01-27 [HKLRM]

China Statement of the Council of Global Unions on the trial of Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-01-22 [ITUC]

Global Statement of the Council of Global Unions on the Trial of Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-01-21 [UNI Global Union]

Global Free union leader Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-01-21 [IFJ]

Journalists’ Union Leader Fired for Union Role 2025-12-27 [HKLRM]

Press union head denies money was ‘primary motivation’ for suing former employer Wall St Journal 2025-12-27 [The Free Press]

Tai Po fire: Domestic workers pick up the pieces amid emotional trauma, job loss 2025-12-27 [The Free Press]

Hong Kong Libertad para Lee Cheuk Yan 2025-12-21 [Labour Solidarity]

Authorities summon foreign media after deadly high-rise blaze 2025-12-16 [IFJ]

Global Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan must be released immediately 2025-12-11 [IFJ]

Global Hong Kong Should Immediately Release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-12-11 [ITF]

Global International Human Rights Day: Free Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-12-10 [ITUC]

China 60 seconds on ... Lee Cheuk-yan, jailed leader of Hong Kong's trade union movement 2025-12-08 [LabourStart podcasts]

Free Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-12-07 [CALRMM]

Свободу Ли Чеук-яну 2025-12-05 [Мониторинговая миссия по трудовым правам]

Nine Indonesian domestic helpers who died in Wang Fuk Court fire were families’ sole breadwinners 2025-12-05 [Dimsum Daily]

FDW Heroes of Wang Fuk Court Blaze Now Face Job Loss and Homelessness 2025-12-04 [HKLRM]

Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Hong Kong fire 2025-12-02 [PhilStar]

Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Tai Po inferno 2025-12-02 [The Free Press]

U.S. Warns: Hong Kong Failing to Protect Migrant Domestic Workers 2025-12-01 [HKLRM]

Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire 2025-11-30 [The Times]

Hong Kong FBU responds to Hong Kong apartment blocks fire 2025-11-26 [FBU]

China Libérez Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-11-26 [CSI]

China Libertad para Lee Cheuk Yan 2025-11-26 [CSI]

Global Free Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-11-26 [ITUC]

Perlakuan Kasar terhadap Pekerja Penyandang Disabilitas di McDonald’s Hong Kong 2025-11-11 [IUF Asia/Pacific]

The Abusive Treatment of Workers with Disabilities in McDonald’s Hong Kong 2025-11-11 [IUF Asia/Pacific]

國際食品勞聯評麥當勞職場欺凌:「共融與尊重」不止體現在招聘,還需提供安全與穩定的工作環境 2025-11-11 [HK Feature]

China Alliance Case | Chow Hang-tung Questions: When Did Words Become a Crime? 2025-11-09 [HKLRM]

China Lee Cheuk-yan & Chow Hang-tung: 1,500 Days Jailed Without Trial 2025-10-26 [HKLRM]

HK$13.7 Per Meal: Shocking Truth Behind Frozen Food Allowances 2025-10-18 [HKLRM]

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]

Diriger un syndicat à Hong Kong est « un combat de tous les instants » que certains continuent malgré toutes les difficultés 2025-06-25 [Equal Times]

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