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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.
Workers in Central navigate a busy street during the lunchtime rush. The report projects that Hong Kong’s workforce will decline from 3.47 million in 2025 to 3.4 million in 2028. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

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

Predicted 2028 shortfall will narrow to 130,000, but key sectors such as aviation, tech, healthcare and construction still face crunch.

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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

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.

Labour chief Chris Sun says the shortage of workers Hong Kong has been mitigated by the government’s talent import policies. Photo: Karma Lo
European delegates at a hackathon organised at Cyberport earlier this month. The government will relax requirements for tech founders renewing their visas under the Top Talent Pass Scheme. Photo: Silvia Siu
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.

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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.

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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.

A worker on duty at a construction site at Central. Hong Kong is studying the performance of a revamped heat warning system, the labour chief has said. Photo: Sam Tsang
Workers at the Sai Ying Pun Harbourfront promenade. Hong Kong is studying the performance of a revamped heat warning system, the labour chief has said. Photo: Karma Lo
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.

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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.

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.

A food delivery rider in Mong Kok in 2025. When Deliveroo exited the Hong Kong market, many delivery workers were left without compensation. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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.

Construction workers rest during extremely hot weather in To Kwa Wan on August 10. The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature reflects solar radiation more accurately than the Hong Kong Heat Index and should be used to assess heat stress for outdoor workers. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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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.

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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.

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A construction worker carries an electric fan amid the extreme heat. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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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.

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.

(From left) Migrasia’s chief operating officer Paras Kalura, co-founder and director David Bishop and chief programme officer Isla Wilson. Photo: Dickson Lee
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.

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.

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The Hong Kong government’s policy is neither to oppose nor actively encourage the use of surrogacy arrangements, the Health Bureau says. Photo: Getty Images
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.

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Hong Kong

Tighter site safety urged after Hong Kong records over 60 industrial accidents

Labour unions raise concerns following back-to-back construction site deaths involving heavy machinery.

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