โBalanced and acceptableโ: labour chief defends helper wage rise amid criticism
Hong Kongโs stronger economic performance over the past year is the reason for raising the monthly minimum wage for foreign domestic helpers, the labour minister has said amid disappointment from both unions and employersโ groups. Defending the governmentโs decision to raise the monthly minimum wage by 2.35 per cent to HK$5,220 (US$665), Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said the government sought to keep the annual adjustment mechanism โbalanced and acceptableโ. Speaking after...