Hong Kong's crackdown on unions
Hong Kong's crackdown on unions

Hong Kong's crackdown on unions

Yizzy Irving

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<p>In 2020, the Beijing governments forced the Hong Kong government to pass a National Security Law. The legitimate labour confederation was shut down. The wife of the general secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, Elizabeth Tang, was arrested March 9, 2023, when she visited her husband in prison. Elizabeth Tang is General Secretary of the International Domestic Workers Federation. </p> <p>Today, a RadioLabour interview with the executive director of the Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor, Christopher Siu-Tat Mung. </p> <p><em><a href="https://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/radiolabour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RadioLabour</a> is the international labour movement’s radio service. It reports on labour union events <a href="https://www.radiolabour.net/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">around the world</a> with a focus on unions in the developing world. It partners with rabble to provide coverage of news of interest to Canadian workers.</em></p> <div id="jp-relatedposts" class="jp-relatedposts"></div>

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