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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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