Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun attended the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, over the past few days.
At the conference, he met participants and officials from around the world, and took the opportunity to brief them on developments in Hong Kong’s labour market and economy.
Mr Sun yesterday attended the ILC’s plenary session, during which he listened to a speech delivered by Vice Minister of Human Resources & Social Security Wu Xiuzhang, on a report by the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) titled “Jobs, Rights and Growth: Reinforcing the Connection”.
He also attended committee meetings and held bilateral meetings with senior ILO officials and leading figures from other international organisations to discuss issues including the application of international labour standards, social security, occupational health and safety, labour relations, and the platform economy.
He also engaged with them in presenting the latest situation in Hong Kong and held constructive exchanges on deepening collaboration.
In addition, Mr Sun and the delegation exchanged views with senior Mainland officials including Mr Wu and Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland Chen Xu.
Mr Sun spoke to government, employer and employee representatives from the People’s Republic of China delegation about matters including enhancing labour rights protection and strengthening the regulation of trade unions to safeguard national security. Mr Sun thanked the central government for its unfailing support to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
Mr Sun was due to depart for Munich, Germany, today to meet local entrepreneurs and talent there.