DDHK News, Hong Kong - As in other countries, rallies mark international Labor Day (May Day) in Hong Kong. About 5.000 people took to the streets to join the demonstration centered on Victoria Park.
The demonstrators, led by the Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU), consisting of domestic workers and migrant workers, as well as teachers and construction workers, voiced demands for improving working conditions. The mob also demanded that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying fulfill his campaign promise.
“Hong Kong has a world-class economy, but its worker protection system is still third world class. This is a shame, "said the head of the Labor Party who is also a Hong Kong lawyer, Lee Cheuk-yan, in his speech in Victoria Park, as quoted on the website. South China Morning Post.
At least 12 groups of migrant workers attended the action. They demanded better minimum wages, changed agency rules, and asked the government to allow migrant domestic workers to live outside their employers' home.
The demonstrators were prevented by police when they tried to get into the Central Government Office in Tamar, after their petition was rejected by the government.
Demonstrations also took place in Macau. In this former Portuguese colony, several groups of demonstrators gathered in Lao Hon Park and around the Alameda da Tranquilidade. (Mel / scmp.com / localhost / project / personal / ddhongkong.org / ddhongkong.org). *
