Source:
CIA - The world factbook
; UN - United Nations
; World Bank
Note: (e) Estimated data
Working conditions
Legal weekly duration
Between 40 and 48 hours
Retirement age
There is no legal age for retirement, but the average age is around 62 years.
Working contracts
The labor contract is mainly drawn-up by the law. It is completed by collective negotiations and agreements. The formalism of the labour contract, hiring conditions and lay-off constraints are relatively flexible. CDI and the CDD are the two existing types of contracts.
Cost of labor
Minimum wage
There is no legal minimum wage.
Average wage
Average monthly gross earnings in Hong Kong is HKD 11.000 (USD 1.400)
Social contributions
Social security contributions paid by employers: 0 %.
Social security contributions paid by employees: 0%
Social partners
Social dialogue and involvement of social partners
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions - (HKCTU) gathers several trade unions. Their power remains very weak.
Labour market
Hong Kong
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The active population in figures | Working conditions | Cost of labor | Social partners
The active population in figures
Source: CIA - The world factbook ; UN - United Nations ; World Bank
Note: (e) Estimated data
Working conditions
The formalism of the labour contract, hiring conditions and lay-off constraints are relatively flexible. CDI and the CDD are the two existing types of contracts.
Cost of labor
Social security contributions paid by employees: 0%
Social partners
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU)
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