Socio-economic Context in Hong Kong

1. A Project To Promote The Right To Organize And Collective Bargaining In Hong Kong DisneylandBy Hui Sio Ieng, ElaineHong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU)

2. Socio-economic Context in Hong Kong • About Collective Bargaining in Hong Kong • Collective bargaining not being enshrined by any HK laws • Trade unions play a consultative role only

3. Socio-economic Context in Hong Kong About Hong Kong Disneyland (HKDL) And HongKong Disneyland Workers Unions (HKDL Union) • five theme parks all over the world • 5000 workers in HKDL • The HK government is the largest share holders (57%) of HKDL • Low unionization rate in HKDL Union

4. Socio-economic Context in Hong Kong • About the Grievance Procedure in HKDL • HK enterprise unions do not have much role to play in the grievance procedures • workers’ grievances in HKDLare not impartially, fairly and justifiably handled

6. Socio-economic Context in Hong Kong • Link with International Labor Standards • Hong Kong government is an ILO member that has ratified C98 • nothing has been done to ensure workers’ right

7. Objectives • Development Objectives • Establishment of a collective bargaining channel between HKDL Union and HKDL. • HK workers’ right of collective bargaining being promoted and upheld

8. Objectives • Immediate Objectives • Establishment of a union friendly grievance procedure in HKDL

9. Target Groups • Target Groups • HKDL • HKDL workers • The Hong Kong Government • The Legislative councilors • USDL • ILO • National and international media

10. Target Groups • Main partners • Disney workers union worldwide • International global unions • National trade union

11. Strategies • 1. organizing level • motivate and organize workersto strive for a union friendly grievance procedures. • 2. enterprise level • Seek dialogue with HKDL

12. Strategies • 3. national level • lobbying the HK government, legislative councilor • Appeal to local media

13. Strategies • 4. global level • imposing pressure to HKDL through USDL • forging an alliance among Disney Union worldwide and global unions • report to ILO • appealing to the international media

14. Outputs, Activities and Indicators of Achievements • Output 1 (the organizing level) • Produce education materials and website; organize training course • Activity • Organize a training course of 4 sessions • Produce a pamphlet • Create a data base in the Union website • Indicators of Achievement • 20 workers join the training course • Distribute 2000 pamphlets • 500 hits of the data base in the website

15. Outputs, Activities and Indicators of Achievements • Output 2 (the organizing level) • A survey on HKDL workers’ view on the followings: • the present unfair and biased grievance procedures • the introduction of a union friendly grievance procedure • the maltreatment inflicted by the management Activity • Conducting questionnaire at the employees’ entrance and via internet • Distributing the pamphlet • Indicators of Achievement • finish 300 questionnaires • collect personal information of 300 workers

16. Outputs, Activities and Indicators of Achievements • Output 3 (the national level and the international level) • Publish a report on the aforesaid survey • Activity • Analyze the information collected from the survey • Invite global unions and Disney workers unions worldwide to commend on the report • Hold a press conference to release the report • Indicators of Achievement • Have comments from at 3 global unions and Disney workers unions worldwide • at least 10 local and international media cover the report

17. Outputs, Activities and Indicators of Achievements • Output 4 (the enterprise and the national level) • A letter appealing to HKDL, Legislative councilors and the HK government and urging a meeting with each of these parties • Activity • Draft the letter, urging these parties to observe ILC98 and respect workers’ right of being represented by a union. • Have a meeting with these parties • Indicators of Achievement • Get a written response • Have a meeting with HKDL, the Hong Kong government and at least 20 Legislative councilors

18. Outputs, Activities and Indicators of Achievements • Output 5 (the international level) • A joint letter appealing to the USDL by Disney workers unions worldwide • Activity • build up liaison with Disney workers unions worldwide • draft the joint letter and send to USDL • Indicators of Achievement • At least 3 Disney workers union get involved in the joint letter • Get a reply from USDL

19. Outputs, Activities and Indicators of Achievements • Output 6 (the international level) • A report to ILO (complaint to FOA) concerning the failure of the Hong Kong government in facilitating HKDL to observe the ILO constitution and ILC 98. • Activity • Send a letter and all the necessary information to ILO • Keep pressurizing the Hong Kong government, HKDL, USDL if a positive reply is to be received from ILO. • Indicators of Achievement • Get a reply from ILO • Get the HK government, HKDL, USDL into a dialogue.

20. Main Inputs • Human resources: facilitator of the training course, website designers, organizers • Financial resources: see the budget proposal • Organizational resources: alliance with global unions and Disney workers unions worldwide

21. Work plan

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