Cleaning Workers' Strike Ends, but the Struggle Continues

On November 30, 2001, the ISS contract with the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) ceased, bringing the 10-day strike by cleaning workers to an end. This was the first organised strike action by cleaning workers in Hong Kong in 20 years.

Solidarity Appeal: Support the ISS Cleaning Workers on Strike in HongKong

Since November 21, more than 200 cleaning workers employed by ISS (HK) have been on strike. The striking workers are organised by the Hong Kong Buildings Management & Security Workers General Union, an affiliate of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU).

The workers, mostly women workers aged between 40 and 55, are protesting against the ISS (HK) management?s strategy of denying them severance pay.

The strike action is the first organised industrial action by cleaning workers in Hong Kong in twenty years.