Anthony Yau Yiu-shing – Charm

‘All for nothing’: Hong Kong workers complain of losing jobs to imported labour

Cs news3 months ago02 mins

After being forced to quit, Har Cheng* went to the Hong Kong food stall she had worked at for almost two decades, only to find out she had been replaced by imported labourers from mainland China. Feeling angry and mistreated, Cheng, 67, who helped wash dishes, clean tables and sell beers at the traditional dai…

Hong Kong should have system to pause labour import scheme, workers’ union says

Cs news4 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s largest workers’ union has called on the government to establish a mechanism to suspend a staff import scheme in industries experiencing rising unemployment rates, citing the impact of the arrival of 75,000 labourers in the past two years. The Federation of Trade Unions made the plea on Sunday, saying unemployment rates had increased…