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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · 3d

Mid-Autumn Festival — Thinking of those unjustly imprisoned
We remember Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho, detained for four years over the subversion case against the Hong Kong Alliance. Their trial begins on 11 Nov.
Let’s not forget them and keep supporting their fight for justice. 🕯️🌕

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · 6d

4 years after its forced dissolution, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions remains a powerful symbol of worker solidarity. It fought for a minimum wage, collective bargaining, and independent unions. Though gone, its spirit of perseverance continues to inspire Hong Kong’s labour movement.

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · 7d

#China’s National Day = blood & tears, not celebration.
In London, 200+ from HK, Uyghur, Tibet, China & Taiwan projected “ #NotoCCP” on the Royal Mint.
HKLRM: The CCP are liars, they stole HK’s freedoms, breaking every promise. Hong Kong is proof of their betrayal.

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · 9d

#HKLabourRights NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2025 IS HERE🔥
📷Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter and stay in touch!
Full: hklabourrights.org/newsletter/

HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · 11d

Today, on the 11th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, around 1,000 people gathered in London for the sixth protest against China’s mega embassy. We moved through Chinatown, chanting “CCP, Go To Hell” and “No China Mega Embassy,” while handing out leaflets to restaurant patrons along the way.

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 Ahead of the Chief Executive’s Policy Address, the HKLRM released a report on the review of the imported labour scheme, revealing loopholes & weak penalties which allow exploitation of both migrant and local workers. Calls for suspension of unjust labour schemes.
Full: bit.ly/4mdvKyD

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · 28d

#HongKong playwright Candace Chong says she’s been blacklisted.
She marched for democracy and wrote May 35th, a rare play about Tiananmen. That act “marked” her, leading to cancelled revivals, erased credits, and blocked curtain calls.
Full 🔗https://bit.ly/4nvNqqB

#June4 #TiananmenMassacre

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Sep 5

💪 Solidarity wins! Over 180 Swire Coca-Cola #HK workers stood together after a union leader was fired — the company backed down. Dismissal withdrawn; now on paid suspension pending judgment.
✊ Unity works!

Source: Hong Kong In-media
#Solidarity

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨 UK Parliament debates the future of the #BNO 5+1 scheme on 8 Sept
Christopher Mung warned:
💷 Policy changes could burden families with extra costs
🛂 HK authorities use passport cancellations as transnational repression
UK must uphold its BNO pledge.
Full🔗 : bit.ly/3V4KIMt

Photo: HK Watch

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Sep 5

During the National Security Law era, labour strikes have rarely reappeared in #HongKong. Over 100 Swire Coca-Cola workers opposed the employer’s unreasonable dismissal of a union officer.
Full article: bit.ly/47pUBvD
Source: The Collective HK

Hong Kong Coca-Cola workers strike over dismissal of union committee member - Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察

More than 100 employees of Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong staged a strike on Thursday following the summary dismissal of a lorry driver involved in a minor traffic accident. The workers’ union alleged the ...

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨 #HK social worker suspended 6 months for posting “Liberate HK, Revolution of Our Times” on IG — first case without a criminal conviction.
Since 2023, 30 licences revoked, 20 tied to activism. Critics warn: “No appeal. No transparency.”
Full: bit.ly/425X1Mh
Source: The Collective

HK social worker suspended 6 months over protest post — first without conviction - Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察

Since its restructuring in July last year, Hong Kong’s Social Workers Registration Board has revoked the licences of 30 social workers — 20 of them connected to political activism.

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Sep 1

#HKLabourRights NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2025 IS HERE🔥
📷Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter and stay in touch!
Full: hklabourrights.org/newsletter/

HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Aug 30

At an online forum, Christopher Mung warned the #HK national security law goes beyond punishing 2019 protesters. It seeks to uproot dissent & impose authoritarian order.
🏛️ Unions placed under 24/7 surveillance
🚫 Venues & resources blocked
📉 Labour & civil groups forced to dissolve

bit.ly/4lQ3sKA

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚴‍♂️💥 Over 12,000 accidents in a year in China. Riders risking their lives for your lunch. Most get no insurance, no protection. In China & HK, food delivery thrives on exploitation.
A city’s convenience shouldn’t cost a worker’s life.
Full: bit.ly/3US1PAP

#GigEconomy #LabourRights #FoodDelivery

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jul 31

#HKLabourRights NEWSLETTER JULY 2025 IS HERE🔥
📷Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter and stay in touch!
Full: hklabourrights.org/newsletter/

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jul 28

Carol Ng, a fearless voice for workers and democracy in Hong Kong, is finally free after more than 4 years in prison. She stood for fairness, dignity, and workers’ rights—and never surrendered. Her fight is a powerful reminder: workers’ voices matter and must never be silenced.
Full: bit.ly/479WoVc

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jul 17

#HK47 Appeal — Standing with all who believe in justice.
Winnie Yu & “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung fought for democracy and freedom. They appeal not just for themselves, but for #Hongkongers who believes in freedom.

“May Hongkongers never forget: fight for democracy, defend justice!”

bit.ly/4nVgEQC

Hong Kong 47 Appeal — Standing with All Who Believe in Justice - Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察

Winnie Yu, former chairperson of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance, formed a union and led a strike at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She demanded that Hong Kong close its borders to lim...

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jul 17

🚨 New trade union law in #HongKong deepens the crackdown on workers' rights.

@ifjglobal.bsky.social condemns:
"Denying union registration on vague national security grounds without a right to appeal undermines the rule of law and weakens workers’ power."

www.ifj.org/media-centre...

Hong Kong: New trade union law delivers fresh blow to civil liberties / IFJ

The Hong Kong government has pushed through sweeping revisions to its Trade Unions (Amendment) Ordinance, further constraining workers’ rights under the pretext of safeguarding national security, days...

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚨 Hong Kong gov gazetted the new Trade Unions Ordinance.
❌ Unions can be denied registration with no appeal.
❌ Activists permanently banned.
❌ Foreign ties & funding blocked.
❌ Warrantless searches allowed.
We condemn this. International solidarity needed now.

bit.ly/3TuRABZ

Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor Condemns Trade Unions Laws Pushing Independent Organising to the Brink - Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the National Security Ordinance, the Hong Kong government rushed through sweeping amendments to the Trade Unions Ordinance, delivering a devastating blow to work...

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jul 2

💥 "An uphill struggle" — Hong Kong unions face intense political pressure, harsh restrictions under the NSL and Trade Union Ordinance, surveillance, and criminalisation. Yet they keep organising.

Read more 👉 equaltimes.org/it-s-an-uphi...

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jun 30

5 years after #HongKong National Security Law: The govt crushes unions through
⚔️ ⚔️Political purges
📜Draconian laws
💣Constant harassment
Over 240 unions dissolved, 16 leaders arrested, jailed or exiled. Yet workers still fight on.
🌏 Solidarity needed.

Full: bit.ly/4l0GlNG

#nsl2025

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jun 30

Rather Be Ashes Than Dust
– League of Social Democrats’ Disbandment Statement
Full: bit.ly/4lAX5ey
Your commitment to social justice and freedom will never be forgotten. You have inspired countless others to keep fighting, no matter the cost.

In solidarity. ✊🏽
#HongKong #LSD #NSL

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jun 25

💔 End of an era.
The League of Social Democrats is set to disband, marking the 3rd major opposition group to fold since the #NSL.
They stood for grassroots, justice, and speaking truth, long after many had gone silent. Now, silence grows.

@HKFP : bit.ly/3FUaa3r

HK's League of Social Democrats to disband: source

The League of Social Democrats (LSD), 1 of Hong Kong's last remaining pro-democracy groups, will soon disband, a source familiar with the matter has told HKFP.

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jun 14

🚨 400,000 MPF default notices in #HK, but only 0.07% prosecuted.
⚠️ Missing MPS payments often signal business collapse.
Yet workers suffer the most: 💸 delayed or missing #MPF contributions mean less retirement savings.
The data exists. The law exists. But action? Barely.

Full: bit.ly/4kQiYq3

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HK Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 @hklabourrights.bsky.social · Jun 4

Even silence scares them.
🕯️In #HongKong, a woman clasped her hands — surrounded.
🍬An artist chewed gum — searched.
📜A placard quoting history — shut down in seconds.
🚨The state’s response reveals its cowardice: even the quietest act of remembrance scares them.
🔗Full: bit.ly/3Sxi6u3

#Tiananmen36

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