Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions

Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions

Infobox Political_party
party_name =Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
香港職工會聯盟
party_logo =
leader1_title =Chairman
leader1_name =鄭清發
colorcode =#008000
foundation =1990
headquarters =19/F, Wing Wong Building, 557-559 Nathan Road, Kowloon
national =Hong Kong Pro-democracy camp
colours =Green
website =http://www.hkctu.org.hk/english/

The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) (zh-t|t=香港職工會聯盟) is a pro-democracy labour and political group in the Hong Kong. It was established in 1990. The group is headed by President Lau Chin-shek and General Secretary Lee Cheuk-yan, and has 160,000 members in 61 affiliates (mainly trade unions in various sectors).

The principles put forward by the HKCTU are "Solidarity, Rice Bowl, Justice and Democracy". The group focuses on the rights and interests of workers, and the development of a democratic political system in Hong Kong. It calls for the right to collective bargaining and protection against dismissals for involvement in trade union activities.

History

The Confederation was established in 1990.

Days before transfer of sovereignty in 1997, with the support of the democratic camp, the HKCTU successfully established statutory rights of collective bargaining of labour unions, which mandate employers to negotiate with labour unions on issues such as salaries, welfare and working hours. Under strong objections from the pro-business sector such as the Liberal Party, the laws were abolished by the Provisional Legislative Council shortly after the transfer of sovereignty.

Members of HKCTU were involved in organizing a number of local protests, including the mass protest of July 1, 2003 to oppose the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law (organized by the Civil Human Rights Front of which HKCTU is a member), and other protests to struggle for labour rights and democracy in Hong Kong and in Mainland China.

In the 1998 LegCo election, the group was represented by Lau Chin-shek (also a member of Democratic Party and The Frontier) and Lee Cheuk-yan (also a member of The Frontier) in the LegCo. Lau quit the Democratic Party before the 2000 LegCo election, had not renewed the membership of The Frontier before the 2004 election, and did not run under the HKCTU banner in the 2004 election.

Present

The group is active in the political arena in Hong Kong, and has representation in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) to challenge government policies and push for legal protection of worker and trade union rights. It is one of the two most influential labour groups in Hong Kong. (The other is the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions).

Besides calling for universal suffrage of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and LegCo, the group also supports pro-democracy movement in mainland China, including the struggle for independent trade unions. It participates in a number of human rights and labour rights networks to oppose the alleged suppression of labour movements in mainland China.

See also:
* Politics of Hong Kong

External links

* [http://www.hkctu.org.hk/english/ Web site of The HKCTU]


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