職工盟解散一周年
勞工處再有舉動打壓工會運作
職安健條例的罰則修訂拖拉五年誰之過？
出席英國最大行業工會 UNISON 會議

在強大的政治威脅之下，職工盟在會員大會通過解散，結束了31年歷史。

職工盟成立31年來，投入大大小小的工潮抗爭，每一次得來不易的勝利，都引證著工人有力量為自身處境帶來改變。 職工盟所代表的，是一份獨立自主的工運精神。

工人有力量帶來改變，但在後國安法下的香港，他們需要更多的支持和關注。

過去兩年，過百工會因政治壓力被迫解散，繼續堅守崗位的工會亦舉步維艱。勞工處早前增設一個專責國安及監控工會的職位，最近更展開新一輸打壓工會的行動，包括發信警告工會，指其網上言論涉違反職工會條例，更在沒有諮詢下推出新規定，要求新成立的工會聲明不會危害國安。  

我們會繼續監察香港勞工議題，透過發表研究報告及分析文章，讓更多人了解香港的勞工狀況。 

香港勞權動態 

香港奪命工業意外頻生，法庭對違例僱主判罰過輕，一直為人垢病。職安健罰則逾20年未有修訂，立法會法案委員會目前仍在審議提高違例罰則修訂建議，但今次修訂前後拖拉五年，期間工業意外已奪去了95條人命。如此關乎人命的修例一直被拖延，背後原因到底為何？ 

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香港勞權監察 

In this newsletter:
HKCTU: one year after disbanding
Hong Kong Labour Department: new moves to target trade unions
Who is to be held accountable for the fatal industrial accidents in Hong Kong?
Meeting with UNISON, the UK’s largest union

One year ago, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) ended its 31-year history under tremendous political pressure.

HKCTU embodied the spirit of the independent labour movement. Every hard-won victory, big or small, is a testament to the power of workers to make changes in their lives.

Workers have the power to bring about change, and they need your attention and support, especially those in Hong Kong under the National Security Law (NSL).

In the past two years, more than 100 trade unions in Hong Kong have been forced to disband. Those trade unions that continue to stick to their guns have been struggling. 

After the NSL came into effect, the Hong Kong Labour Department established a new high-ranking post specifically responsible for national security functions. Since then, the department has launched a new wave of repression, for example, warning union organisers that their online speeches might violate the Trade Union Ordinances.

The authorities also gazetted a new rule that required applicants for new trade unions to declare that the trade union “will not perform or engage in any acts or activities that may endanger national security or otherwise be contrary to the interests of national security”. The new rule came into effect without any public consultation.

We will continue to monitor labour rights issues in Hong Kong. Watch this space for our reports and analysis.

What’s happening #HKLabourRights

Fatal industrial accidents are all too common in Hong Kong, yet the city has employed the same punishment framework since the 1990s, and the penalty for infractions of workplace safety and health remains fairly lenient.

The Hong Kong Legislative Council is finally scrutinizing an amendment to increase the penalty, although it has been five years since the Hong Kong government announced its plan to change the regulation. In the past five years, 95 precious lives have been lost in 89 fatal industrial accidents. Why has it taken so long to amend this regulation that impacts lives and deaths?

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Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor