1922 Hong Kong Seamen's Strike

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:affects gptkb:British_colonial_government
shipping industry in Hong Kong
gptkbp:cause demand for higher wages
gptkbp:endDate 1922-03-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1922 Hong Kong Seamen's Strike
gptkbp:impact inspired later labor movements in China
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:notableLeader Su Zhaozheng
gptkbp:numberOfStrikers over 30,000
gptkbp:opposedBy British colonial authorities
gptkbp:organizedBy Hong Kong Seamen's Union
gptkbp:participants Chinese seamen
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Canton–Hong_Kong_strike_(1925–1926)
gptkbp:result wage increase for seamen
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest large-scale labor movements in Hong Kong
gptkbp:startDate 1922-01-12
gptkbp:supportedBy Chinese labor organizations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wharf_riot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8