Political situation
Written by: Wu Zhuoan
2020-05-04 19:37
Date of last update: 2020-05-04 19:37The government launched a second round of anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic funds earlier, but was criticized for saving only enterprises, and wage earners have not fully benefited. The KMB Staff Rights and Interests Union held a press conference today (4th), pointing out that the KMB had reduced its shifts earlier, and employees suffered from under-employment, suspension of pay and retention, and many captains' incomes have been greatly reduced. In the three rounds of funds, relevant subsidies are directly paid to employees.
Xu Qiwei, director of the KMB Staff Rights and Interests Union, pointed out that the driver's income was greatly reduced due to the reduced number of flights of the KMB. (Photo by Lu Yiming)
Xu Qiwei, director of the KMB Staff Rights and Interests Union, pointed out that due to the reduced number of shifts of KMB, there are part-time captains with no pay and no income. Although full-time captains have a basic salary, the "replenishment" is greatly reduced. From 9,000 to 10,000 yuan, it is not a small number for ordinary families, pointing directly to: "I don't know how tight the government is, how hard can I bear it?"
In the second round of anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic fund measures, the government subsidized MTR to reduce the fare by 20% from July for a period of six months, and the government and MTR will bear the expenditure. Trade Union Secretary Chen Yonghao criticized that the government is a major shareholder of the MTR Corporation, but only left-handed and right-handed. However, the lack of support for the bus company questioned whether it was pro-difficult. The union requested the government to immediately waive the tolls of public transport and subsidize all public transport fares, including extending the 20% subsidy to all public transport, on par with MTR.
Yang Yueqiao, the leader of the Citizen Party who assisted the trade union, criticized that the government still adopted the railway-first policy in the fight against the epidemic. It was unfair to other transportation practitioners and was contrary to the concept of job security. The Democratic Party, Kwong Jun-yu, questioned why MTR can reduce public fares with public funds, but other means of transportation are not considered.
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