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Table 23
Subject
More favourable to the employee
Average
Less favourable to the employee
17. Protection
of wages (cont'd)
deduction
of wages)
Thailand
Hong Kong
Korea
Malaysia
The Philippines
Singapore
Indonesia
Korea
(priority of wages over debts)
18. Major fringe
benefits
provided in the private sector
The Philippines
Indonesia
(guaranteed by
Government)
Hong Kong
Thailand
Singapore -
Malaysia
Korea
Hong Kong
Indonesia
The Philippines
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
(benefits
frozen)
(Note: As can be seem in Section VIII, Hong Kong almost
certainly pays most attention to the enforcement of legislation while most other territories (Malaysia and Singapore to a lesser extent) have made no particular effort to enforce the labour standards prescribed by law. If this aspect is taken into account, Hong Kong's relative position could. be greatly. improved : indeed Hong Kong would probably lead the field in most areas.)
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