| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions 香港工會聯合會 |
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| President | Cheng Yiu-tong |
| Founded | April 1948 |
| Headquarters | 12 Ma Hang Chung Road, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
| Ideology | Chinese patriotism, trade unionism, pro-labour rights, social welfare |
| National affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Official colours | Red, Orange |
| Member of Executive Council |
1 / 29
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| Member of Legislative Council |
4 / 60
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| Member of District Council |
13 / 507
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| http://www.ftu.org.hk/ | |
The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions[1] (HKFTU; Chinese: 香港工會聯合會; or 工聯會) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group in Hong Kong. It is the largest labour group in Hong Kong with over 341,000 members in 181 affiliates and 62 associated trade unions.
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The main slogans of the HKFTU are "patriotism, solidarity, rights, welfare and participation". The group focuses on the rights and welfare of workers, supporting the workers in their negotiation with employers and to resolve labour disputes. It works to amend legislation to protect labour rights and prevent employers from exploiting loopholes in labour laws. It opposes importation of foreign labours and calls for legislation against age discrimination. Politically it adopted a pro-Government stance on many issues but has a pro-grassroots stance on livelihood and labour issues, such as demanding more measures to reduce unemployment.
In addition, the HKFTU also operates 5 retail outlets to provide discounts to its members in a variety of goods, and provide training, medical and other services to members at discounted rates.
Since April 2002, the HKFTU has been led by President Cheng Yiu-tong, Member of Exco and former Member of Legco.
From 2004 to 2008, four members of the HKFTU were legislators:
There are currently 21 HKFTU members elected on the District Councils.
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