Govt Blasted For 'toothless' Working Hours Plan

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  Mung Siu-tat said the government's proposed guidelines do nothing to help workers in Hong Kong. Photo: RTHK

Chief Executive of the Confederation of Trade Unions Mung Siu-tat

The Chief Executive of the Confederation of Trade Unions, Mung Siu-tat, has slammed the government for backtracking on its commitment to introduce standard working hours.

The criticism came after Carrie Lam's administration announced two weeks ago that it will suspend work on such legislation on the grounds that there was a lack of consensus in society.

Instead, authorities will only issue guidelines for working hours and overtime payments for 11 labour-intensive industries.

But Mung described the solution as a "toothless tiger", which does absolutely nothing to address the plight of tens of thousands of workers in Hong Kong.