labour import scheme – Charm

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

Cs news1 month 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to quit, Har Cheng* went to the Hong Kong food stall she had worked at for almost two decades, only to find out she had been replaced by imported labourers from mainland China.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…

Call for regular review of Hong Kong labour scheme after ‘200 workers sacked’

Cs news2 months ago02 mins

A catering sector union has urged the Hong Kong government to regularly review a scheme to import workers to ease long-standing staff shortages and pause it if needed, saying more than 200 locals had reported being fired and replaced by newcomers. The Eating Establishment Employees General Union said on Thursday that it had received a…