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News about job creation, job losses, labour disputes, wage trends and other developments from around the world with a focus on Hong Kong and China.
Migrant workers listen to Singapore officials speak about the measures to help those who have not been paid wages for months. Photo: Facebook/Ng Chee Meng
Singapore

Singapore’s migrant worker wage saga spotlights potential loopholes

Analysts point to laws that empower employers over migrant workers, who could face job loss and repatriation in any wage dispute.

The Philippines

No future at home? Inside the endless Filipino exodus

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI push needs a broader vision and more realistic goals

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Artificial intelligence

Letters | AI hasn’t killed entry-level jobs. It’s raising the bar

Readers discuss the more demanding skill set now required of fresh grads, health authorities’ commitment to protecting patient privacy, and Cathay’s fuel levy reductions.

People visit booths at a job fair at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on May 12. Photo: Dickson Lee
Singapore

‘Ashamed’: Singapore graduates settle for half pay in brutal jobs market

With AI eating entry-level roles and hiring on ice, a stopgap government scheme is the best some university leavers can get.

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Artificial intelligence

For China’s tech workers, AI ‘optimisation’ sounds like ‘unemployment’

China’s office workers are worrying whether their jobs can be done by artificial intelligence – and whether their companies will make the switch.

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China society

Opinion | Young Americans feel more threatened by AI than young Chinese. Why?

It starts with the fundamentally different economic outlooks and job prospects for young people in China and the US.

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek on hiring spree – seeks newcomers, not just AI geniuses

The Chinese AI giant is looking to double in size as it seeks to become a ‘driving force’ in the creation of artificial general intelligence.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Keep the imported worker scheme in line with Hong Kong market needs

The scheme aimed at easing chronic labour shortages must strike a balance between sustaining healthy economic growth and preventing abuse.

Malaysia

Bangladesh urges Malaysia to ease labour hiring curbs amid exploitation concerns

Both sides seek to ensure that the hiring process for Bangladeshi workers is transparent to protect their interests.

Bangladeshi workers who were employed by Malaysian companies protest in Dhaka last year demanding unpaid wages, fair compensation and an end to alleged abuse by Malaysian employers. Photo: AP
China jobs

China’s youth unemployment rate edges down in May as economic strains persist

Those aged 16 to 24 are still struggling to catch a break in the job hunt, a trend worsened by external wars and geopolitical strife.

People line up at career-guidance booths during a job fair in Beijing on March 14. Photo: Reuters
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong excels at educating its youth. Now it must create the jobs to match

Readers discuss tapping the city’s competitive edge to expand opportunities abroad, the need for EV battery recycling plants, and reducing data centres’ carbon and water footprints.

Artificial intelligence

Outside In | AI’s looming impact on jobs warrants some brakes on development

Just as drugs can’t go to market without thorough testing, the uncertainty surrounding the effect of AI means it must face globally agreed regulations.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong tightens imported worker scheme but open to making it permanent

Two-tier vetting system for employers comes into effect on Tuesday, with tougher rules for catering industry.

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A dim sum restaurant in Admiralty. The government has predicted that by 2028, the catering sector will be short of 1,000 to 4,000 workers. Photo: Karma Lo
China jobs

Why more Chinese university graduates turn to flexible work, skip higher degrees

China’s graduates recast career choices, trading tradition for flexible paths as salary growth lags and postgraduate ambitions fade: MyCOS.

Recruiters talk to jobseekers at a job fair in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on May 22. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s domestic helpers need safe places to work and play

As climate change intensifies and urban space dwindles, migrant workers’ needs must be prioritised.

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Hong Kong economy

‘I kept crying’: Hong Kong grads struggle to find jobs as AI takes over

Graduates are applying for hundreds of positions only for dozen or so firms to show interest, as entry-level roles vanish and AI changes job market.

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Indonesia

Opinion | Indonesia’s labour movement is deeply divided over political patronage

Rival rallies reveal a fundamental clash between a co-opted union elite and an independent grass-roots movement.

Indonesian workers take part in a protest during a May Day rally marking International Workers’ Day in front of the East Java Governor’s Office in Surabaya on May 1. Photo: AFP
China jobs

China’s gig economy is an employment reservoir – but is the well drying up?

More than 200 million people in China are flexibly employed, but AI adoption, unstable income and poor social security make positions precarious.

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China jobs

As millions graduate, China urges SOEs, internet firms to offer more jobs

A record cohort of university graduates is entering a relatively weak Chinese job market.

Artificial intelligence

Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey

About 74 per cent of companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific have deployed or piloted AI programmes.

A recent study shows that 74 per cent of 504 companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific region have deployed or piloted AI programmes. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

US adds 172,000 jobs in May, strongly beating expectations

Unemployment remained steady, with the labour market in the world’s largest economy sustaining recent gains.

Nurses and healthcare workers cheer at a “Healthcare is Human” rally on Capitol Hill last month. The healthcare sector remained one of the US labour market’s strongest performers. Photo: AFP
China jobs

China’s gaokao exam gets less competitive as more teens opt to skip university

The number of students sitting China’s university entrance exams is on the decline, as teens decide not to pursue a degree amid a graduate job crunch.

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Good Schools Guide

These Hong Kong schools are nurturing the next rugby players and solo violinists

They want to design human-centred AI, build underwater robots and direct film scores – and their schools help make these dreams come true.

Middle East

Outside In | How Trump’s war on Iran is jeopardising Asia’s remittance lifeline

In Gulf economies, lost migrant jobs and remittances risk plunging millions across Asia into crisis.

Workers take a break with the city skyline of Dubai seen in the background on March 11. Photo: AFP
China jobs

China has a crucial edge in the global AI race: public optimism

Public attitudes towards AI are ‘strikingly positive’ in China, with only a small minority worried it will lead to fewer job openings, survey finds.

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An AI humanoid robot interacts with visitors at a business expo in China’s southern Hainan province. Photo: Xinhua
China's economic recovery

China expands migrant workers’ access to public services

SCMP Plus annotates the State Council’s 13-point guidelines for easing restrictions under the nation’s hukou household registration system.

Education in Hong Kong

New pay model for native English-speaking teachers risks lowering standards: group

Head of association for teachers says shift to lower packages may lead to educators with less experience and motivation.

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