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Written by: Huang Yingjin
2020-07-10 17:22
Date of last update: 2020-07-10 17:22The Federation of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Hong Kong Tourism Employees Association, Hong Kong Federation of Professional Tour Guides, Hong Kong Outbound Tour Guides Association, Hong Kong Tourism Instructors Association petitioned the government headquarters this afternoon (10th), reflecting the implementation of the tourism industry anti-epidemic fund to support employees In case of unfairness, the fund is required to be earmarked to support employees. The Chief Executive Office sent a representative to receive the letter.
The Hong Kong Tourism Employees Association, the Hong Kong Federation of Professional Tour Guides, the Hong Kong Association of Outbound Tour Guides, and the Hong Kong Association of Tour Instructors petitioned the government headquarters this afternoon. (Photo by Huang Yingjin)
The government’s second round of anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic fund supports tourism employees and freelancers’ tour guides and tour guides. The funds still have a balance of 260 million yuan. The union believes that the fund was originally designed to support tourism practitioners, but for travel agency owners The travel practitioners were angered by the requirement to split the balance among travel agencies.
Anti-epidemic fund application threshold is high
"It's fair to me." Miss Li, who has been a tour guide for 17 years, bluntly said. Due to restrictions on fund application conditions, practitioners are required to provide proof of work of the employed travel agency. However, due to the anti-registration campaign last year and the impact of the new crown epidemic this year, many travel agencies closed down, so that Miss Li was unable to obtain relevant documents. To."
Ms. Luo, who has 30 years of experience as a travel practitioner, said that a proprietor of a travel agency charged a high fee for providing employees with a work certificate. "I've received 15,000 yuan first, so I have to pay a 12,000 yuan fee first. I don't know when I will receive the next payment!"
Liang Fangyuan proposed that the government reasonably and flexibly process the applications of employees, lower the threshold for the application of anti-epidemic funds, and earmark funds exclusively to support employees in overcoming difficulties. (Photo by Huang Yingjin)
Trade unions urge the government to lower the threshold for applying for funds to support employees in overcoming difficulties
Liang Fangyuan, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Tourism Unions, said that the tourism industry has been hit hard by the anti-revision movement and the impact of the epidemic. Since June last year, the tour group has been halved, and it has been "0" since December. Government policy should no longer tilt the business, describing the proprietor of the travel agency who asked to divide 260 million equally as "grabbing food in a beggar's pocket". She proposed that the government handle the applications of employees in a reasonable and flexible manner, lower the threshold for the application of anti-epidemic funds, and use special funds exclusively to support employees in overcoming difficulties. Subsequently, a representative of the Chief Executive Office received the petition letter.
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The representative of the Chief Executive Office (middle) received the petition letter. (Photo by Huang Yingjin)
Tourism Anti-epidemic Fund
