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Workers at a construction site in Mong Kok on September 17, 2024. The Observatory recorded a temperature of 35.5 degrees in the afternoon, the hottest ever for mid-autumn. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Amid Hong Kong’s focus on tourist numbers, have we forgotten our workers?

Marches for workers’ rights may be a thing of the past but serious issues remain, from imported labour to sexual harassment and construction safety.

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Metaverse

Facebook owner Meta lays off more than 100 employees in Reality Labs

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Call for regular review of Hong Kong labour scheme after ‘200 workers sacked’

Japan

‘Have to change:’ Japanese firms reshape work culture to close gender pay gap

Japan’s finance sector is shaking up workplace gender equality, as top firms are axing clerical roles mainly held by women, aiming to close the gender pay gap.

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Japan’s financial firms are merging job categories to boost women’s career prospects. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Intel to announce plans this week to cut over 20% of staff

This would be the company’s first major restructuring under new CEO Tan Lip-Bu.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong airport subcontractor charged by ICAC for allegedly exploiting workers

Subcontractor director Chan Sin-tai is accused of taking a cut from salaries of 21 workers, amounting to HK$1 million.

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United States

Opinion | What Trump should be making great again are the lives of Americans

Tariffs won’t shrink the inequalities in US society that result from globalisation. A better safety net, starting with healthcare, would.

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A homeless encampment in Oakland, California, on April 22, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | What Hong Kong must do to benefit from talent dislocation in the US

Instead of focusing on the quantity of talent scheme applicants, the city should prioritise quality of outcomes for arrivals.

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Tencent

Tencent offers 28,000 internships amid youth unemployment in China

With 12 million fresh graduates entering the job market this summer, Chinese Big Tech companies are ramping up their recruitment efforts.

South Korea

South Korea’s new visa to resolve labour shortage faces backlash

A popular petition to abolish a region-specific skilled worker visa reflects rising worries among citizens about competing with non-citizens.

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Pedestrians in Seoul. According to Statistics Korea, the number of Koreans neither working nor looking for a job exceeded 500,000 for the first time in February. Photo: AFP
Japan

Fading optimism in Japan as only 13% satisfied with quality of life: survey

Experts say a deepening sense of crisis has overwhelmed young Japanese amid rising living costs, demographic strain and political inertia.

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People walk past an electronic screen displaying share prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Malaysia’s brain drain deepens as 1 in 6 state-funded scholars opts to work abroad

Government data shows over 2,800 scholarship recipients have chosen not to return and fulfil their public service commitments since 2010.

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Japan

Work with a smile? But that’s harassment, say nearly half of Japanese polled

45.7 per cent of respondents say they think asking store staff to smile is harassment, suggesting growing sensitivity to pressures on service workers.

China jobs

China vows support to help graduates find jobs as trade war weighs on economy

New system will cover skills training, career guidance, recruitment and more as Beijing moves to prop up employment and domestic demand.

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People attend a job fair in east China’s Anhui province on January 22. China’s slowing growth and structural changes to the economy have left many young people jobless, including many with university degrees. Photo: Xinhua
Japan

Japan store worker’s suicide after working half year straight deemed job-related

His case highlights the issue of the ‘death from overwork’ culture in Japan.

A man walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Deliveroo riders to take legal action over compensation as it exits Hong Kong

Sixteen couriers plan to file claims with Labour Tribunal over employee entitlements.

China jobs

Chinese pay it forward with free meals for jobless, homeless in tough job market

Even restaurateurs and other vendors hit by economic pressures are promoting free meals and other charitable offers to help others.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | As an international business hub, Hong Kong needs its NETs

Hong Kong schools may enjoy greater flexibility of new employment model for native-speaking English teachers, but recruits must be happy too.

The importance of English language proficiency to the city’s competitiveness cannot be overstated. Photo: Shutterstock
Pakistan

Pakistan’s Parsi community shrinks as young migrate

Many young and skilled Pakistanis want to leave a country wracked with political uncertainty, security challenges and a struggling economy.

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The Philippines

Filipinos find a new way to earn extra pesos – as virtual assistants

Driven by a desire for better pay and flexible hours, a million Filipinos hungry for opportunity are powering a virtual-assistant revolution.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong should have system to pause labour import scheme, workers’ union says

Federation of Trade Unions says sectors facing rising unemployment need relief, citing impact of arrival of 75,000 workers in past two years.

The 75,000 imported workers include at least 20,000 in the catering sector and 9,000 in construction. Photo: Eugene Lee
Singapore

Singapore rolls out unprecedented unemployment payouts – will it help?

The policy ‘U-turn’ is brought about by global disruptions that Singapore has been experiencing in recent years, an analyst says.

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People walk in the Central Business District in Singapore. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must persevere with reforming civil servants’ pay

The pay scales, which include automatic annual increments, are a misalignment between compensation and output that undermines efficiency.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong grant for hiring native English teachers to be based on median salaries

Post learns proposed grant system offers public schools alternative to city’s current allocation-based NET scheme for recruiting educators.

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South Korea

South Korea’s foreign population hits record high, but many struggle with low pay

South Korea’s record surge in foreign residents reveals wage disparities and education challenges for immigrant families.

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People walking through Seoul’s Myeong-Dong shopping street. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time to take stock in Hong Kong’s talent programmes as they pass second year

While billions of dollars are added to the economy, there is a need to address concerns of those struggling to find work or to adapt to life in Hong Kong.

Chris Sun Yuk-Han, Hong Kong secretary for labour and welfare, is pursuing global talent to attract them to the city. File photo: Sun Yeung
Banking & finance

The custodian of a third of China’s US$3.2 trillion reserves is hiring in Hong Kong

The firm is seeking trainees for fundamental research and systematic trading, according to a posting on HKCampusRecruitment.

Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s demand for AI talent surges, with more than 2,000 open jobs

About 70 per cent of recruiters attending the coming Cyberport Career Fair are looking to hire AI professionals, organiser says.

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