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The Hong Kong legislative council passed a law on Wednesday that bans anyone convicted of a national security offence from creating or holding a leadership position within a union.
The new law amends the Trade Union Ordinance and introduces a lifetime ban on union organizing for national security offenders. This includes both holding a leadership position within a union as well as registering a new union and cannot be overruled by the Chief Executive. For reference, those charged with fraud and membership in a criminal organization are subject to a 5-year ban. Unions must now also disclose any financial contributions from foreign actors.
National security offences in Hong Kong are outlined by the highly controversial Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which was passed by China in response to the 2019-2020 protests in Hong Kong. The law has been widely criticized as arbitrary, intentionally ill-defined, and overbearing, and is seen by many as a means to crack down on political opponents of China.
The EU System for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society (EUSEE) had previously issued an early warning for the then-proposed amendments over fears it would degrade the freedom of civil society organizations.
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong unions and other civil society organizations has been going on for years. Since 2019, many union organizers have fled or been arrested for their role in the protests and greater civil society activism and mobilization. In 2021, Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union confederation, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), with around 145,000 members from 93 unions, was forced to disband as a result of “political pressure.”
The Hong Kong government maintains that the amendment is needed to ensure national security and will not affect “law-abiding trade unions.” The law will take effect on January 6, 2026.
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The new law amends the Trade Union Ordinance and introduces a lifetime ban on union organizing for national security offenders. This includes both holding a leadership position within a union as well as registering a new union and cannot be overruled by the Chief Executive. For reference, those charged with fraud and membership in a criminal organization are subject to a 5-year ban. Unions must now also disclose any financial contributions from foreign actors.
National security offences in Hong Kong are outlined by the highly controversial Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which was passed by China in response to the 2019-2020 protests in Hong Kong. The law has been widely criticized as arbitrary, intentionally ill-defined, and overbearing, and is seen by many as a means to crack down on political opponents of China.
The EU System for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society (EUSEE) had previously issued an early warning for the then-proposed amendments over fears it would degrade the freedom of civil society organizations.
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong unions and other civil society organizations has been going on for years. Since 2019, many union organizers have fled or been arrested for their role in the protests and greater civil society activism and mobilization. In 2021, Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union confederation, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), with around 145,000 members from 93 unions, was forced to disband as a result of “political pressure.”
The Hong Kong government maintains that the amendment is needed to ensure national security and will not affect “law-abiding trade unions.” The law will take effect on January 6, 2026.
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