Hong Kong (RAE - China) - Replacement of striking workers at the Hoi Lai Estate

In December 2017 cleaners in Hoi Lai Estate went on strike saying that they were denied severance payments when their company’s contract with the public housing estate ended in October. They were then re-employed by a new cleaning contractor, which declined to honour long service payments for their tenures with the old company. The total amount of the claim reached HKD 1 million. At first, the new contractor refused to negotiate with the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) and hired some cleaners to replace striking workers. After a ten-day strike, the contractor finally agreed to most of the union’s demands, including the payment of HKD 1,200 in severance pay for each worker and for each year of employment, that is 80 per cent of the full amount.

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