In the wake of the National Security Law and the newly amended Trade Union Ordinance, Hong Kong’s labour movement has come under unprecedented pressure. Waves of union dissolutions have left workers’ voices weaker than ever. Yet, even in these hostile conditions, some refuse to remain silent.
Among them is 25-year-old Shan Ho, who had barely graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong before stepping into the role of general secretary at the Cleaning Workers Union. Despite her youthful appearance and the union’s limited resources, she and union chairman Joe Wong, a veteran of the labour movement, joined forces in August to lead a sit-in protest by cleaners at Hong Kong Baptist University. Their collective action forced the outsourcing contractor to concede, winning cleaners a monthly allowance of between HK$300 and HK$500.
This seemingly modest victory became a rare spark of resistance in a city overshadowed by political suppression.
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