The winners stood out from nearly entries and touched on a variety of themes, from racial inclusion and the talents of persons with disabilities to prejudice against the LGBTI community. Not only are they a powerful showcase of youthful creativity, but they also embody the message of embracing differences. Take a look at the works now and hear what our young people have to say! Read the press release Read related news. Also, stay tuned on other equal opportunities issues and community initiatives by visiting our community resources and community events pages for information from our community partners, including publications, survey reports, publicity campaigns, and upcoming conferences.
Prior to the meeting, the EOC had submitted its views on the Bill, which seeks to widen the scope of protection under the anti-discrimination ordinances by implementing eight of the 73 recommendations proposed by the EOC under the Discrimination Law Review DLR in The Bill, as it currently stands, falls short of fully protecting breastfeeding women from discrimination and persons in a common workplace from harassment: - The Bill defines a breastfeeding woman as a woman engaged in the act of breastfeeding her child or expressing breast milk to feed her child , or a person who feeds her child with her breast milk.
However, situations may arise where the biological mother is deceased, absent or medically unfit to breastfeed her child. Imposing such a condition, in effect, denies protection from discrimination to wet nurses, and may deny protection for mothers breastfeading an adopted child or a surrogate baby, or women who feed their child with donated breast milk.
This is despite the rising popularity of internships in Hong Kong, and the fact that complaints lodged with the EOC in the past suggest that harassment among volunteers does occur. In excluding volunteers and interns, the Bill botches an opportunity to fully close the gap in protection for victims of harassment in the workplace. The EOC has elaborated on these issues in its submission with reference to similar jurisdictions. We also call on the Government to lay out a clear and detailed timeline as to when and how the other 19 higher priority recommendations from the DLR will be taken forward, including amending the Race Discrimination Ordinance to provide protection from racial discrimination in relation to the exercise of Government powers and functions, and introducing a duty under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance to make reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
The EOC commemorates the occasion annually by rolling out events themed around racial equality and inclusion. What is more, EM employees hail from unique cultural backgrounds and come equipped with other language abilities that may enable organisations to build a diverse workforce and drive business development.
