Hong Kong to extend injury protection to gig delivery workers

    Hong Kong to extend injury protection to gig delivery workers

    Hong Kong’s army of gig workers in food and goods delivery services will be entitled to compensation for job-related injuries under proposed legislation aimed at improving labour protection for those working for digital platforms. According to a paper prepared by the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the proposal will cover gig workers who sustain injuries or…

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    China warns ByteDance, Alibaba platforms in latest crackdown on trending topic violations

    China’s cyberspace regulator has issued warnings to ByteDance‘s news aggregator Jinri Toutiao and Alibaba Group Holding‘s internet browser operator UCWeb for inadequate content moderation, adding to a series of recent crackdowns targeting trending topics in online platforms. In separate statements issued on Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) accused both companies of “damaging the…

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