Hong Kong trade union disbands as impact of security law deepens

Members of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions voted to break up because "political uncertainty" had made it difficult to continue, its vice-chairman Leo Tang said, declining to elaborate further.While anti-government protests in 2019 generated a wave of labour activism in Hong Kong and triggered a 35 percent jump in registered trade unions, groups have been scrambling to disband since Beijing imposed the security law last year.

HKCTU's Tang said members of the group had received threats to their personal safety, without going into further details. "Unions will be subject to greater scrutiny if they are not already. In that way, it’s very similar to the mainland where labour activism is considered threatening by authorities, where there is no independent labour activism organised," Maya Wang, senior China researcher for Human Rights Watch, said.

"To suggest there is some collusion with HKCTU or other union leaders, with the international community is to simply misunderstand the global solidarity that is part of our DNA," Sharan Burrows, the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, said.

Y groups disband themselves? Becoz all legal protections r gone! HongKong's kangaroo court fails 2 discharge its duty 2 protect HKers n help CCP oppress HKers. Shameless Reed, Hodge n Sumption fm UKSupremeCourt chose to side 2 side w/ CCP n endorsed kangaroo court!

1 country, 2 systems, just kidding StandWithHongKong

it's understandable why people want to leave. CCP never understand what democracy means

The illegally enacted national security law has has serious threatened the business and associations in Hong Kong.

Totally political persecution. Further provide that HongKong is RulebyLaw!!! Today are them, Tomorrow will be all HongKongers. No more Freedom and Democracy under the NationalSecurityLaw. StandWithHongKong FreeHongKong. save12hkyouths HKPoliceState

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