Employers' Federation of Hong Kong
The Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong (EFHK) (Chinese: 香港僱主聯合會) is a non-profit organisation established to represent the interests of employers, in the wake of the growing economic activities in Hong Kong right after the Second World War.[1] It is a member organisation of the Election Committee, the electoral college responsible for electing the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.[2]
It was initially created in 1945 as a subcommittee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce,[3] with which it still maintains strong links.[4] Following the Chinese Engineers' Institute strike of 1947,[5] it was spun off as a general union of employers under the Trade Unions Ordinance.[3] The federation is represented at International Labour Organization meetings.[1][6]
Its members employ more than 1 million workers[7] and mainly come from the trading and distribution, and the professional and business services sectors.[6] Members include AIA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club.[6] It aims to both assist employers in various industries them in achieving harmonious labour relations, and also to lobby on labour-related public policies,[3] although it very rarely engages in collective bargaining as its policy is to leave industrial negotiations to its individual members.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joe England; John Rear (1975). Chinese labour under British rule: a critical study of labour relations and law in Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. pp. 54–57. ISBN 9780195803037.
- ^ Simon N. M. Young; Richard Cullen (2010). Electing Hong Kong's Chief Executive. Hong Kong University Press. p. 117. ISBN 9789888028399.
- ^ a b c d Michael Zanko, ed. (2002). The Handbook of Human Resource Management Policies and Practices in Asia-Pacific Economies, Volume 1. Edward Elgar. pp. 239–240. ISBN 9781840647501.
- ^ Edward K. Y. Chen (1984). The Business environment in Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. pp. 92–94.
- ^ Joe England; John Rear (1975). Chinese labour under British rule: a critical study of labour relations and law in Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. p. 282. ISBN 9780195803037.
- ^ a b c John Beson, ed. (2017). Employer's Associations in Asia: Employer Collective Action. Routledge. ISBN 9781138943605.
- ^ "Employers act on minimum-wage law". South China Morning Post. 22 Mar 2011. Retrieved 2019-08-31.