The election of labor members of the Labor Advisory Committee was held on November 12. Tang Jiabiao, a member of the current LAB and Legislative Council member, announced earlier that he would not run for re-election. select.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", Tang Jiabiao reviewed his work in the LAB for the past six years and said frankly: "I am very happy, doing what I really want to do, and successfully canceling the (MPF) 'hedging' arrangement."
Lin Weijiang revealed that when he was young at work, he felt that his welfare was being exploited, and then he decided to join a trade union, hoping to discuss with the management on behalf of the labor force and protect the rights and interests of the grassroots citizens.
He revealed that in the future, he will strive to ask the government to take the lead in abolishing the outsourcing mechanism, review the trend of "self-employment" and labor fragmentation, etc., so as to speak out for labor and promote social progress.
Tang Jiabiao (left) abdicated from the LAB, and Lam Wai Kong (right) will "take over".
(Photo by Wen Rui)
Recalling the cancellation of MPF hedging Tang Jiabiao: very happy
Deng Jiabiao pointed out that he was also nominated by the Federation of Automobile and Transportation Industry to run for the LAB. He believed that in the past, he had communicated with different transportation companies to strive for labor benefits, such as salary adjustment, which would lay a solid foundation for his future political career, so that labor The combination of the work of the Council and the Legislative Council has successfully promoted the implementation of the policy to protect the rights and interests of workers: "Canceling the (MPF) "hedging", CY (Leung Chun-ying) and Carrie Lam have both stated that they should do it, and I, the LAB, will work with labor and capital After the discussion between the two parties, there is a consensus, and then the Legislative Council will review the ordinance to ensure that "every wave kicks into the dragon gate", so I am very happy." Although Tang Jiabiao wanted to "abdicate", he joked that the work of the LAB would still be submitted to the Federation of Trade Unions. The meeting reported that the two meetings are closely related: "Lin Weijiang knows that I used to work for the Labor Council. If there is a period, there is a comma, and if it is urgent, I have to work hard and continue to fight for it."
Lin Weijiang pointed out that outsourcing is easy to be exploited, "I care less about workers"
Referring to the frequent occurrence of industrial accidents recently, Lin Weijiang believes that there is an urgency to amend the occupational safety and health regulations to strengthen the occupational security of workers.
He also believes that the accident may be related to the regular outsourcing mechanism: "Outsourcing is very prone to exploitation, except that the salary may not go to the workers as they are. Time, workload, and quality may all be overlooked, and (employers) have to see someone doing it, and pay less attention to workers when they are outsourced.”
Therefore, he also suggested that the authorities should change the “4118” requirement in the employment benefit requirements, that is, the requirement of being employed by the same employer for 4 weeks or more, and working at least 18 hours per week, to be “4072”, that is, being employed by the same employer for 4 weeks Within 72 hours, you can enjoy labor protection.
Minibus driver shortage opposes importing foreign workers due to weak salary and benefits
Recently, there has been a "driver shortage" in the minibus industry, and there are voices in the business sector requesting the importation of foreign workers for green minibus drivers. Lin Weijiang frankly opposes the proposal and will do a good job of checking: "The main reason for the 'driver shortage' is that the wages and benefits are not sufficient. , It is not an "iron plate" opposition to the import of foreign workers, it is only to prevent expansion, the unemployment rate in the transportation industry has reached 5.2%, that is, the number of unemployed people engaged in transportation is still 17,500, in fact, there are conditions to supplement the labor market."
As for how to make good use of the LAB platform in the future, and how to view the game between labor and capital, Lin Weijiang said frankly that the two are a symbiotic relationship. Good communication, persuading employers from different levels and angles, so that both labor and management can reach a consensus and share economic results.
He also described the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Sun Yuhan, as a pragmatic person, willing to promote labor and welfare policies, and willing to communicate with the labor sector. He believes that labor protection will be improved to a certain extent.
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