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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.
A domestic helpers’ group says about 80 per cent of its members face restrictions on using air conditioners. Photo: Sam Tsang
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong helpers urge employers to relax ‘air-con ban’ in heatwave

Employer draws widespread online criticism for scolding domestic helper who switched on air conditioner an hour early in hot weather.

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Hong Kong courts

Defunct Hong Kong bakery chain fined HK$251,800 over unpaid wages

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong drainage project suspended after worker struck by chain hoist dies

Jobs

Letters | Hong Kong must match worker to job. More training is not enough

Readers call for the introduction of professional career coaching, a flexible ride-hailing framework, and more creativity for local restaurants.

People walk on the streets of Hong Kong’s Central district during lunch hour on January 30. Photo: Karma Lo
Accidents and personal safety

Air-con repairman dies after falling from 11th floor of Kowloon City building

Man, 38, was not wearing safety belt and building had no scaffolding.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Tightened rules for Hong Kong’s money lenders will protect helpers

Moves to regulate the moneylender sector must be accompanied by strengthening law enforcement and stepping up education efforts.

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Hong Kong society

Exclusive | Cigarette butts ‘strong evidence’ of smoking ban breach at work sites: Chris Sun

Labour chief reveals further details of proposed ban and lays out other priorities, including injury compensation mechanism for online delivery workers.

Currently, smoking in an outdoor area of a construction site is only illegal if it occurs near flammable materials. Photo: Jelly Tse
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

‘Nowhere to go’: helpers pushed out of parks spend day off in tents at bus terminus

Helpers in Hong Kong describe difficulty of finding places they can gather after some online posts suggested visitors were setting up tents.

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Mainland China

Property management sector cites 25% guard shortage amid imported labour backlash

Scrutiny of employing imported workers comes after Richland Gardens says 31 guards from mainland China will be hired through government labour scheme.

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Hong Kong

HK$1 minimum wage rise unlikely to significantly lift low-paid incomes, experts say

Latest increase to HK$43.10 per hour offers limited boost, but helps workers keep pace with inflation and stabilises labour costs.

Experts say Hong Kong’s modest HK$1 minimum wage increase offers stability but little boost to low-paid incomes. Photo: Sam Tsang
China society

Opinion | China moves towards better protecting its gig workers

Platforms have outrun legislation but Beijing is pledging better protections for gig workers. Hong Kong is also updating relevant laws.

Delivery riders sit on scooters while waiting for orders at an intersection on March 24 in Shenzhen. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po blaze probe: temporary removal of fireproof windows ‘complied with rules’

Panel chairman questions whether interests of workers and residents are at odds under existing regulations.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong expands heat stress monitoring to better protect outdoor workers

Data to be used from eight additional sites across city in effort to provide more accurate readings and issue faster warnings.

Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

Editorial | MPF scheme must move with the times to better meet worker needs

Without excessively burdening businesses in this tough economic environment, the MPF authority needs to make changes.

People cross a road in Central, Hong Kong’s premier business district, on March 9. Photo: Dickson Lee
Accidents and personal safety

Editorial | Hong Kong’s development push must not come at the cost of human life

All stakeholders must seriously step up vigilance and compliance if Hong Kong is to improve its workplace safety record.

A police officer examines the site of a deadly tower crane collapse near Pik Kwai House in Kwai Chung on March 19. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s jobless rate falls by 0.1 percentage point

Unemployment rate for December to February period stands at 3.8 per cent, with situation improving in retail, accommodation services, and foundation and superstructure sectors.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong students honour over 400 foreign domestic helpers as ‘second mothers’

Renaissance College’s annual ‘Jie Jie Day’ engages participants with cultural games, raffle draws and networking opportunities.

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

11 domestic helpers among 20 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour

Six residents among those arrested are the owners or in charge of companies allegedly involved.

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The Immigration Department carried out a three-day operation across the city. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong authorities probe death of scaffolding worker who fell from factory

Worker, 57, who was setting up scaffolding at Maxim’s Food Production Centre in Tai Po, rushed to hospital but later certified dead.

Hong Kong society

Silent suffering: how a domestic helper’s Hong Kong dream became a nightmare

Nepalese helper came to city in search of better life, only to find exploitation, exhaustion and abuse behind closed doors.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Minimum wage rises must not leave behind city’s most vulnerable

As the economic pie grows, money-making companies can afford to do more so employees who are struggling get their fair share of return.

Cleaning workers on the job in Mong Kok on May 1, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Workers ready to sacrifice Lunar New Year break as scaffold net rules bite

Labour groups warn of rising unemployment as stricter scaffold net rules stall projects and leave hundreds of workers unpaid for months.

Plumber Anson Hui has gone from earning about HK$40,000 a month to HK$10,000 amid delays to major maintenance projects. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s minimum wage set to rise by HK$1 per hour to HK$43.10

Exco backs Minimum Wage Commission’s suggested 2.38 per cent increase.

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Hong Kong economy

Letters | Besides part-time employees, Hong Kong should protect gig workers

Readers discuss the status of gig-based work, a health safety net, and the seizure of Nicolas Maduro.

Hong Kong

Heavier penalties urged as on-the-job deaths in Hong Kong rise 55% to 118

Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims urges criminal prosecution for manslaughter to send out more effective warning.

More than 40 per cent of workplace deaths occurred in the construction sector. Photo: Jelly Tse
Food and Drinks

Need restaurant staff? Shift Happens is here to help

Since the pandemic, restaurants have had trouble finding staff – Roucou Cheese Omakase & Bar is among those that turned to Shift Happens.

Hong Kong’s hospitality sector faces staffing shortages, but start-up Shift Happens is offering a recruitment solution. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Students, workers, domestic helpers hit by Hong Kong fire get HK$20,000 payout

Injured residents will receive HK$50,000 if they spent up to six days in hospital, or HK$100,000 for seven days or more.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Portraits of courage: helpers who stayed with their wards during Hong Kong fire

More than 200 domestic helpers worked in Wang Fuk Court, with nearly 80 missing and many more displaced along with employers.

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