Political situation
Written by Peng Zhuowei
2020-04-16 21:19
Date of last update: 2020-04-16 21:22The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council will meet tomorrow to consider the government ’s submission of a second round of application for funding of 137.5 billion yuan in anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic funds. Many Democrats have criticized that the $ 81 billion "employment protection" plan has made mistakes, failed to really help wage earners, and also left out self-employed people without MPF accounts.
Citizen Party member Tan Wenhao said that the party does not rule out voting against the appropriation; Huang Biyun of the Democratic Party pointed out that he understands that the public urgently needs fund appropriation, but the plan has many loopholes.
Social Welfare Councillor Shao Jiazhen said that he would vote against the motion; Zhang Chaoxiong of the Labor Party also said he would vote against it.
Li Zhuoren (middle), secretary general of the Workers Union, met with Luo Zhiguang, director of the Labor and Welfare Bureau, today (16th). (Photo by Peng Zhuowei)
Li Zhuoren, secretary general of the Workers ’Union, met with the Secretary for Labour and Welfare Luo Zhiguang today (16th). He criticized the government for showing that it would ignore employers’ allocation of post-application allowances, and worried that some employers might focus on management after obtaining allowances. The grass-roots employees cannot receive the full 9,000 yuan subsidy, which is irresponsible. It is "only for employment, not labor."
The union approves the employment plan, the government and business cooperation should provide cash subsidies
Wu Min'er, chairman of the Workers' Union, said that the current working population of Hong Kong is 3.8 million, of which about five have become freelance workers and self-employed persons, but they have been neglected by the entire plan. For example, she pointed out that some domestic helpers and monthly helpers do not have an MPF account, but they may already be facing great difficulties at home, criticizing this plan as "beneficial employer."
Many trade union representatives believe that the government is only using the name of employees to provide benefits to employers, questioning the suspected cooperation between officials and businessmen, and asking why the government does not directly provide cash subsidies to employees.
Many Democrats have criticized that the $ 81 billion "employment protection" plan has made mistakes, failed to really help wage earners, and also left out self-employed people without MPF accounts. (Photo by Peng Zhuowei)
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