Hong Kong port workers on strike to demand pay rise

ALL content used in this not-for-profit blog remain the property of their respective owners.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20130329-412276.html

"SMALL."

Over 100 workers at a Hong Kong container port operated by a firm owned by tycoon Li Ka-shing were on strike for a second day Friday as they blocked roads and staged a sit-in to demand higher wages.

Carrying banners, dock workers from Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) shouted "We will fight to the end" at a container port near the city's airport to seek a 17-per cent pay rise as the protest went into its second day.

The workers said their salaries had only been increased once in the last 15 years, and vowed to continue the strike until the port operator was willing to meet their request.

"If the company is still unwilling to come to the negotiation table with the union, then our demands will continue," Union of Hong Kong Dockers spokesman Stanley Ho said.

A spokeswoman from HIT told AFP that the protest has not affected its operation, saying the effect was only "small".