Confederation of Trade Unions

2 May 2013

Truck drivers, domestic helpers, striking dockers - they came from different walks of life, but the thousands of people who joined yesterday's two Labour Day marches were united in their demand...

7:29AM

Dock contractor Everbest sweetens pay offer

17 Apr 2013

Tensions over a dockers' strike went down a notch yesterday as one of their contractor employers made several concessions, but no consensus has been reached yet. Organisers of the walkout would...

4:28AM

Hong Kong dock worker strike muddied by politics

10 Apr 2013

The strike by dock workers at Kwai Tsing has caught international attention, as much for its impact on the region's container traffic as the rarity of such a long-running labour dispute in Hong...

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Dockers' strike falls flat over unions' lack of unity

8 Apr 2013

As the strike drags on at Kwai Tsing, it appears the dockers are struggling to get union support for their fight for more pay - revealing the fractured state of the city's two key labour rights...

5:21AM

Union plea for sacked driving instructors falls on deaf ears

29 Jan 2013

Two sacked driving instructors will not be rehired by the Hong Kong School of Motoring because the company says it "cannot co-operate with them", according to a union leader who interceded on the...

4:32AM

Cathay Pacific cabin staff reflect the city's ethos

22 Dec 2012

Hong Kong people admire those who stand up for themselves. There is plenty of admiration for anyone clever enough to get the best out of a negotiation and strive for a better standard of living....

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Union grouping urges 7pc pay rise

11:42AM

14 welfare groups to hand out rice

Fourteen welfare organisations, responding to the rising demand on food banks, will distribute 7.5 tonnes of rice to the needy in a joint initiative this week.

8:08AM

Staff say longer hours mean poorer service

About 80 per cent of contract staff at public libraries said manpower shortages would reduce the quality of service when opening hours are extended next month, a Confederation of Trade Unions...

4:52AM

In Brief

Paltry rises of low-paid wiped out by inflation

2:03AM

Bigger pay rises needed to offset inflation: union

A trade union group yesterday appealed for a pay rise of between 7 per cent and 8.1 per cent this year for the city's workforce, after a poll reflected concerns that salary increases might not...

3:41PM

Bar benders end strike after deal on pay, hours

Bar benders called off their 36-day strike last night after their seventh round of talks with employers.

3:51AM