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International Instruments Setting Out Labour
Standards
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| 7.1 |
International
Labour Conventions set by the International Labour Organisation
(ILO) prescribe relevant labour standards for member states.
Other international instruments, including the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
also touch on labour standards, albeit to a much smaller
extent.
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| 7.2 |
A
comprehensive set of labour legislation and administrative
measures are in place in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR) to enable the Government to implement internationally
accepted labour standards. Through continuous improvements
to labour legislation and administrative measures, the
HKSAR maintains a level of labour standards broadly equivalent
to those of neighbouring countries with similar economic
development as well as social and cultural backgrounds.
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| 7.3 |
In accordance with the Basic Law, the provisions of the
International Labour Conventions as applied to Hong Kong
before the return of sovereignty shall remain in force and
shall be implemented through the laws of the HKSAR. As at
the end of 2004, 41 International Labour Conventions were
applied to the HKSAR, with or without modification. (Figure
7.1) |
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| Participation in the Activities
of the ILO |
| 7.4 |
The
HKSAR may participate in the activities of the ILO, either
as a member of the delegation of the People's Republic of
China or, for activities which are not limited to states,
on its own using the name "Hong Kong, China". |
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| 7.5 |
In 2004, apart from the 92nd Session of the International
Labour Conference held in Geneva, representatives from the
HKSAR also participated in a number of other ILO activities.
(Figure 7.2) |
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| Contacts with Other Labour Administrations |
| 7.6 |
Delegations of labour administrators from the Mainland and
overseas countries visited the Labour Department in 2004.
The department also sent study missions to different provinces
in the Mainland and overseas countries such as Australia,
New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, USA, Canada etc.
Apart from strengthening mutual cooperation, these visits
provided opportunities for the department to exchange views
and experience with our counterparts on various labour issues. |
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The
ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr
Yasuyuki Nodera (third from left in the left row),
meeting with the Permanent Secretary for Economic
Development and Labour (Labour), Mr Matthew Cheung
Kin-chung, Members of the Labour Advisory Board and
other officials of the Labour Department during his
visit to the HKSAR. |
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A
6-member delegation led by the Deputy Director-General
of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the
State Council, Ms Zhang Yali (sixth from left), visiting
the Labour Department in October 2004. |
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