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60% of Hong Kong workers against importing more labour


Hong Kong halts hiring mainland Chinese workers ... - AsiaNews

Some construction workers have had their salaries cut by half by recruitment agencies. Local union also blames a property market downturn ...

Employee participation and trade unions in Hong Kong

18 Further interviews were conducted in January 1998 including officials from the CTU and FTU and an employer representative. Hong Kong Management and Labour : ...

Hong Kong and mainland elder care workers in fifth pandemic wave ...

Non-local temporary workers are vulnerable to a greater degree of labour exploitation, and importing labour may contribute to worsening working ...

COMING CLEAN - Justice Centre Hong Kong

More information on the forced labour dimensions up close can be found in ... against employment agencies, most of which related to overcharging the ...

Hong Kong halts further import of non-local construction workers ...

Hong Kong authorities have halted a scheme to import construction workers from outside the city after more than 120 migrant labourers complained of being ...

Foreign Domestic Workers and Native Labor Supply in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the proportion of households hiring at least one foreign domestic worker (FDW) increased from less than 2% in. 1986 to close to 8% in 2006. Among ...

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on foreign domestic workers in ...

Changes to their current work situation included how their employers treated them, as well as their employment status. FDWs also cited blind spots in the Hong ...

The Economic Impacts of the US-China Trade War

particular entities, a reclassification of all goods imported from Hong Kong as originated from China (and therefore ... dential election received more import ...

Labor Laws in China - China Guide | Doing Business in China

The Chinese Tax Bureau allows foreign staff (including those from Hong Kong ... Terminating an employee in China is more difficult and often more expensive ...

The impact of heat stress on labour productivity and decent work

Hong Kong, China. 2.80. 0.80. 2.80. 0.01. 0.45. 16. 5.62. 2.57. 5.62. 0.23. 0.81. 43 ... from heat by air-conditioned cabins, but most outdoor workers have ...

Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are domestic workers employed by Hongkongers, typically families. They comprise five percent of Hong Kong's population ...

Hong Kong - LabourStart

LabourStart needs your support - please give generously : Thank you! Top stories. Hong Kong Penalties for industrial accidents 'too lenient' to have ...

Deindustrialization -- Its Causes and Implications

In Hong Kong, China, the share of employment in manufacturing reached nearly 45 percent in the mid-1970s but has fallen continuously ever since—to little ...

The effect of outward processing trade on wage inequality: the Hong ...

This study uses time series analysis to investigate the impact of Hong Kong's increased outward processing trade with the Chinese Mainland on wage inequality.

Over 60% of workers receive pay raises in the past year, union calls ...

The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FHKLU) recently published the findings of their “Salary Trends and Expectations Survey,” ...

An overview of the change in Hong Kong's labour force

household characteristics may also shed more light on other possible ... the launch of TTPS on 28 December 2022), importing foreign workers to supplement.

overview of international migrant workers in the care, hospitality, and ...

Other less common regular pathways to employment in Hong Kong SAR, China reported in the survey included imported workers/supplementary labour scheme visas (4%) ...

Foreign Domestic Workers and Native Labor Supply in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the proportion of households hiring at least one foreign domestic worker (FDW) increased from less than 2% in 1986 to close to 8% in 2006. Among ...

SOURCES OF EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN HONG KONG

The rapid employment growth in the import/export sector in. Hong Kong reflected rising labour demand from China given the growing re-export trade across the ...

Report of the Provisional Minimum Wage Commission

Based on the results of AEHS, most employees in Hong Kong (94.0%) were ... period from 2000 to 2009, Hong Kong's labour productivity had grown by an annual ...