Hong Kong labour rights group denies mainland Chinese media report claiming it helped organise Jasic Technology strike
Worker Empowerment hits back at 3,600-word report from state news agency Xinhua claiming it had financed a Shenzhen labour rights group that was involved in strike, with help from a ‘Western NGO’
A Hong Kong-based labour rights group has denied a report by China’s state news agency Xinhua, which said it helped orchestrate an ongoing strike on the mainland where about 80 workers and student supporters were arrested.
Worker Empowerment, a social group fighting for labour rights on the mainland and registered in Hong Kong, issued a statement on Monday in response to an “investigative report” published by Xinhua on Friday.
“Worker Empowerment did not organise or finance the workers of [Jasic Technology] or their supporters,” the group said in its statement.
In the 3,600-word report last Friday, Xinhua alleged Worker Empowerment was supported by a “Western NGO” and had financed a Shenzhen labour rights group that had helped some of those involved in the strike.
Worker Empowerment did not organise or finance the workers of [Jasic Technology] or their supporters
“All the centre’s funding was actually financed by Worker Empowerment, an overseas organisation supported by a Western NGO,” the report read, using the words jingwai zuzhi – literally translated to “overseas organisation” – to describe the Hong Kong group.
