May 2010

Sex Discrimination Rules against Female School Teachers should be abolished

2010 年 05 月 24 日

On date 20th of May in 2010, Equal Opportunity Commission(EOC) issued legal proceedings under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (Cap 480) on behalf of a former school teacher who was forced to follow a restrictive dress code by the school authority. This case reflected that the dress code rule and implementation on female teachers are harsher than on their male counterparts. AAF is pleased to know that EOC provided legal assistance to the female teacher in pursuing her complaint to the court. [...]

Joint Declaration on Celebrating May Day 2010 as “Asian Domestic Workers’ Day” 1 May 2010

2010 年 05 月 01 日

“We are not begging for special treatment. We, domestic workers, are claiming our basic rights. We are demanding equal treatment and proper recognition as workers and members of society. We will continue to fight abuses and exploitation. We want freedom from slavery.” ~Sringatin, Chairperson, Federation of Asian Domestic Workers’ Union (FADWU, Hong Kong) May Day 2010 will mark 124 years since 300,000 workers first walked out of their jobs demanding an 8-hour workday. The ‘8-hour [...]

聯署:提供充足社區照顧服務‧改善婦女發展狀況‧ 承認婦女勞動價值

2010 年 05 月 01 日

今天是五.一國際勞動節，也是亞洲家務工日，因為在各地家務工運動的壓力下，國際勞工組織(ILO)終於開始為家務工考慮訂立國際公約，為爭取各地勞工運動的支持，所以今年五一定為『亞洲家務工日』，以顯示勞工力量和爭取家務工國際勞工公約的決心，承認家務勞動有價，爭取家務工尊嚴工作。 [...]

聯署:勞動節宣言

2010 年 05 月 01 日

今天是五一勞動節，全世界工人都會在今天發出工人階級的怒吼，控訴這資源分配極不公平、貧富極為懸殊的世界。我們香港工人更是忍無可忍了！今天亦是國際家務工日，讓我們一起肯定家務工應享有尊嚴工作的權利，對社會同樣有其重要的貢獻。 [...]