double-skinned crabsVietnamese crab exporter
Advertisement
Advertisement
TOPIC

Hong Kong workers and labour rights

Hong Kong workers and labour rights
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Hong Kong workers and labour rights. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Ground staff are at work at Haeco in Tung Chung on April 28. Aviation, construction and healthcare are among the industries that face a manpower crunch. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | More work is needed to plug Hong Kong’s labour gap

Problems including workforce ageing and job mismatch demand a more precise, well-crafted government response.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong workforce to shrink by 20,000 yearly as key sectors face shortages

7
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong bans caterer from importing workers for year over local hiring breach

Hong Kong

Hong Kong civil servants to get hourly leave but businesses unlikely to follow

Civil servants expect to receive an annual entitlement of 10 to 12 hours of family care leave, with the arrangement taking effect in early 2027.

Hong Kong will introduce family care leave for government employees to enhance family-friendly measures. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong will lack 130,000 workers by 2028, fewer than projected due to policies

Shortage mitigated by AI development and talent import policies, labour chief says, as top talent visa renewal to be relaxed for tech founders.

Hong Kong weather

Opinion | A better heat stress warning system is still no substitute for policy

We need to start discussing when work may need to stop, who should be compensated when it does and how the cost of adaptation can be shared.

videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Hong Kong courts

Wall Street Journal publisher convicted for blocking reporter’s bid to lead union

Court rules company broke labour laws by preventing Selina Cheng from running for chairmanship in Hong Kong Journalists Association election.

videocam
Hong Kong Journalists Association chairwoman Selina Cheng speaks to media outside the Eastern Court building after the ruling. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Hong Kong open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease: labour chief

Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui also says revamped heat warning system would have triggered stronger alerts on two exceptionally hot days in August.

Climate change

Opinion | Is air conditioning Hong Kong’s only weapon against hotter summers?

In Hong Kong, air conditioning is ubiquitous but conventional models harm the environment. More responsible solutions are needed.

videocam
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | As Hong Kong feels the heat, it needs a robust climate resilience strategy

Beyond alerts for extreme weather, the city needs a system that protects workers, older people, lower-income households and other vulnerable groups.

An elderly woman leaves her sweltering home to rest at a nearby air-conditioned shopping mall in Sham Shui Po on August 24. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong lowers heat stress warning system thresholds after calls for revamp

Labour Department says updates include automatically raising alert level when temperatures in multiple parts of the city reach 35 degrees.

The Labour Department says the revamped system will issue earlier and higher heat stress alerts for workers during extreme temperatures. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong should study the mainland gig worker insurance model

Readers discuss labour protection for delivery riders, and a new era for India-Bangladesh relations.

Hong Kong society

Construction safety design needed to reduce fatal accidents in Hong Kong: experts

City’s poor industrial safety record, including 15 fatalities so far this year, marked by bad habits and broader systemic and planning issues.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong needs clearer framework for handling high heat on work sites

Readers discuss work supervisors’ dilemma on extremely hot days, and Hongkong Post’s financial woes.

A construction worker on site under the extreme heat in To Kwa Wan on August 10. The city reached a scorching 36.9 degrees Celsius on August 9, the ­highest temperature recorded since the Hong Kong Observatory began operating in 1884. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Labour unions call for mandatory heatstroke-prevention equipment for workers

Labour leaders urge stronger protections in extreme heat and recognition of heatstroke as statutory occupational disease to aid compensation claims.

Unions want Hong Kong employers to be legally required to provide outdoor workers with protective gear during extreme heat. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong weather

Letters | Hong Kong mustn’t use the wrong index to gauge outdoor heat stress

Readers discuss how to better assess heat exposure at work, the accessibility of the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry documents, and the US-Iran war.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong aiming to revamp heat-stress warning system by end of this month

Labour minister Chris Sun says authorities adjusting system after it failed to trigger higher alert during record-breaking temperatures.

4
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Hong Kong weather

Letters | Practical ways to protect workers and projects in very hot weather

Readers discuss balancing worker safety with the realities of major infrastructure programmes, a rehydration solution for outdoor workers, problems to be fixed, and what a social media ban should include.

A construction worker works during extremely hot weather in To Kwa Wan on August 10. To keep outdoor workers safe and productive, measures like phased work schedules and portable cooling stations could help. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong weather

How Hong Kong can protect manual workers bearing brunt of heatwave

Heatwave has taken toll on indoor and outdoor workers, triggering calls for authorities to review heat stress prevention measures.

videocam
Hong Kong

Extreme heat grips Hong Kong as expert, labour groups urge district-level index

Temperatures in parts of northern Hong Kong, including Yuen Long and Ta Kwu Ling, reached up to 37.5 degrees Celsius.

videocam
Hong Kong weather

Editorial | Hong Kong must act fast to protect workers from heat distress

The government needs to deliver on its pledge to address the shortfalls of the city’s heat stress warning system.

A construction worker at a site in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin district takes a drink on a day of scorching heat on August 10. Photo: Sam Tsang
Accidents and personal safety

Editorial | Workplace deaths cannot be price Hong Kong pays for development

With the city recording at least six industrial work fatalities in the first quarter of this year, stakeholders at all levels must step up attention to workplace safety.

Police and Labour Department officers investigate an accident after an excavator fell on its side, killing a 41-year-old man, at a construction site in Ho Man Tin on June 29. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

How a Hong Kong charity is using AI to help migrant workers tackle exploitation

Migrasia says AI chatbot PoBot serves as centralised call centre, providing instant support and gathering data to identify patterns of abuse.

Hong Kong economy

Why are Hong Kong delivery drivers unhappy about proposed payouts for injuries?

Unions and delivery riders say government’s proposed compensation scheme should also include logged-on waiting time.

Accidents and personal safety

Probe launched after worker falls to death while repairing plane in Hong Kong

Man falls from six-metre-high platform at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company worksite after mistakenly stepping into gap, police say.

One of Haeco's hangars at Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong finally moves to extend labour rights to the gig economy

Ensuring delivery workers have the right to injury compensation will be a breakthrough as the city strives to enhance labour protections.

A motorcycle delivery worker is seen on Nathan Road in Jordan on June 12, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Filipino workers in Hong Kong allegedly recruited as surrogates for overseas couples

Consulate investigates alleged human trafficking cases, warns that women have been recruited through social media posts by former helpers.

videocam
5
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong proposes job-related injury compensation for gig delivery workers

Proposals will only cover those in food and goods delivery services, as these two sectors employ most gig workers, bureau says.

videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement