By Beh Lih Yi Saturday, August 13th, 2011 http://globalnation.inquirer.net/8975/maids-in-hong-kong-sue-for-residency-rights Hong Kong is set to hear later this month a Filipino domestic helper’s legal bid for permanent residency in the southern Chinese city, in a landmark case that has sparked heated debate. A successful legal challenge will be a first of its kind in Asia, activists said, and a recognition of rights and equality for domestic workers, who are mostly from labor-exporting countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia.

Date: 5 December 2010 (Sunday)Time: 11amVenue: Yau Ma Tei Community Centre Rest Garden (Yung Shue Tau Rest Garden), Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon (Exit C of Yau Ma Tei MTR Station)

(Public declaration letter in Chinese only)  

Source: The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) 09-11-2010 A vigorous union mobilization against the abolition of paid meal breaks at Café de Coral has forced the company to retreat within days after the new pay policy was imposed.

The first workers carnival in Hong Kong with exhibitions, booth games, drama and performance, highlighting the contribution of Hong Kong workers. It is the flagship event of 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions. Date: 24-25/10/2010Time: 12:00 - 9:30pm (24/10)         10:00am - 5:00pm (25/10)Venue: Mong Kok Macpherson Playgrouds For more details, please go to: http://www.hkctu.org.hk/20anniversary/index.html

INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—The Legislative Council of Hong Kong has voted to exclude an estimated 240,000 foreign workers from its Statutory Minimum Wage law, it was learned over the weekend. In a statement, Dolores Balladares, spokesperson of the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body, said this decision makes “slavery, marginalization, poverty, and discrimination” legal in the former British colony. Balladares’s organization, which includes Indonesians, Filipinos, and other Asians, has been at the forefront of pushing for a legislated minimum wage for all workers in Hong Kong, locals and migrants alike.

"An Apology Letter to Tiananmen Mothers" ---written by a group of FEHD staff who cannot forget