The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions has welcomed the recent High Court decision to grant the right to claim for residency status for migrant domestic workers. This ruling has created a xenophobic backlash among some sections of Hong Kong society.
The HKCTU recently reiterated they were opposed to all forms of discrimination on the basis of gender, age, and nationality and thus, they firmly oppose to an ordinance which is discriminating certain nationalities as well as domestic workers through imposing constraints on the foreign domestic workers from applying the Right of Abode in Hong Kong. More information here
The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions has welcomed the recent High Court decision to grant the right to claim for residency status for migrant domestic workers. This ruling has created a xenophobic backlash among some sections of Hong Kong society.
The HKCTU recently reiterated they were opposed to all forms of discrimination on the basis of gender, age, and nationality and thus, they firmly oppose to an ordinance which is discriminating certain nationalities as well as domestic workers through imposing constraints on the foreign domestic workers from applying the Right of Abode in Hong Kong. More information here
