Macau casino dealers take industrial action for first time
The Japan Times HONG KONG – Casino dealers working in one of the most popular casinos in the gambling hub of Macau started industrial action on Saturday for the first time in the Chinese territory as...
View ArticleLifeguards hold waterfront demonstration
09-09-2014RTHKHundreds of lifeguards have been demonstrating both in, and along the shoreline of, Victoria Harbour as part of a one-day strike over pay and conditions.Their action led to the closure...
View ArticleHKCTU Calls on Workers to Participate in General Strike
HKCTUHKCTU strongly condemns the police crackdown of people’s protest by Hong Kong governmentCalling all workers in Hong Kong to participate in a general strike on September 29Hong Kong Confederation...
View ArticleWhy Hong Kong workers cannot be absent from the umbrella revolution.
This article by Labour Vision Taiwan looks at the Hong Kong democracy movement from an observer’s point of view. The article discusses the background to the Hong Kong movement and relates the struggle...
View ArticleAn Open Letter from over 1300 Civil Servants in HK
The following open letter to HK people is signed by at least 1314 civil servants from 65 Departments:"On 20 Oct 2014, the Hong Kong Civil Servants General Union & Government Employees Association...
View ArticleErwiana – stop treating us like slaves
11.02.2015 - Pressenza Hong Kong Press Release from Erwiana Sulistyaningsih forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)Erwiana Sulistyaningsih’s February 10th Speech10th February, 2015, Hong...
View ArticleCathay Pacific flight attendants hold Hong Kong airport sit-in to protest...
Associated Press MAY 19, 2015 — 9:50AMHONG KONG — Several hundred Cathay Pacific flight attendants were camped inside Hong Kong's airport on Tuesday after union members voted to protest new job...
View ArticleRethinking the cause of the lead water scare in Hong Kong
Globalization Monitor Recently, excess lead was fund in the tap water system of several public housing estates in Hong Kong. This has raised public concern about water safety and the effectiveness of...
View ArticleCityU students say no to donation from ‘blood factory’
ejinsight CityU students stage a protest as businessman Yeung Kin-man (inset, right) and his wife donate HK$200 million to the university.read more
View ArticleFor this cook the Umbrella Movement is not yet over
Neighborhood and Workers Service Centre Written by: Yat MuEdited by: Jessie Kwok Note: This is an adapted account about a Hong Kong cook, Sai Fai, and how he became politicized during the Umbrella...
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