Eating Establishment Employees General Union (HK) - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/rss/522633/feed Eating Establishment Employees General Union: A prominent Hong Kong-based non-profit professional association, the Eating Establishment Employees General Union (EEEGU) is dedicated to safeguarding and fighting for the labour rights and entitlements of employees in the eating establishment sector. Established in 1970, its main areas of activity include assisting workers with issues like unpaid wages and provident fund contributions, advocating for improved working conditions, and addressing the... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png Eating Establishment Employees General Union (HK) - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong’s construction and catering sectors remain pessimistic about their recovery, despite a decline in unemployment rates, citing a lack of new private development projects and unattractive wages for junior positions in the food and beverage industry. Two industry representatives made the remarks on Thursday, after the government announced the latest unemployment figure of 3.8 per cent for the past three months, the first drop since mid-2023. The latest rate is 0.1 percentage points lower... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3333503/hong-kong-construction-catering-sectors-pessimistic-despite-dip-unemployment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3333503/hong-kong-construction-catering-sectors-pessimistic-despite-dip-unemployment?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:46:22 +0000 Hong Kong construction, catering sectors pessimistic despite dip in unemployment Ambrose Li,Willa Wu,Jiang Chuqin Ambrose Li,Willa Wu,Jiang Chuqin Hong Kong’s restaurant sector is in crisis, with a wave of closures, shrinking margins and residents lured by cheaper options locally and across the border. In the first of a two-part series, the Post looks at the industry’s troubles and whether it can reinvent itself. Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant has been bustling like the good old days in recent weeks as diners seek a last taste of favourites such as “har gow” and “siu mai” before its dim sum trolleys trundle away and it closes for good in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3322421/there-any-way-back-hong-kongs-crisis-hit-restaurant-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3322421/there-any-way-back-hong-kongs-crisis-hit-restaurant-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:30:11 +0000 Is there any way back for Hong Kong’s crisis-hit restaurant sector?