Labour News

As Anti-extradition protests escalated, local netizens organised a demonstration in Kowloon on July 7, reiterating the five demands. The demonstration route ends at West Kowloon Station. The organiser claimed the aim was to “export revolution” and promote Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement to the mainland tourists.  Under co-location, the sovereignty of the platform is in the hand of Communist China. The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link is a representative project of “China-Hong Kong economic integration”. The choice of the location itself has a symbolic meaning. 

In late April 2018, an industrial action broke out in Lalamove China, a Hong Kong-invested logistics enterprise's branch in China.  It was caused by the enterprise, which reduced the drivers' commission arbitrarily. Suffered from a sudden income loss, together with the ongoing rising petrol, toll fees and operating costs, drivers could not make their ends meet and launched a strike to address their problems. Hundreds of drivers in five different cities joined this action and this strike was covered by international media. Another strike, due to the same cause marks the first anniversary of Lalamove drivers' strike. 

On the evening of 20 March 2019, Wei Zhili (Xiaowei), an editor of the "iLabour", an online media concerned about the rights and interests of Hunan's silicosis workers, was arrested by Shenzhen Police when he was on his way to his parents' residence in Guangzhou. The police also broke into his parents' home and searched for evidence.