The fine against Tai Koo Cleaning Service Company is being hailed by some as a ‘landmark’ win in a city where labour rights have come in for robust criticism.
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The exclusion of the right comes as a defiant riposte to a UN rights committee and the US State Department, both of which lambasted Macao’s inadequate labour laws earlier this year.
Proposals hinge on two major areas – collective bargaining and registration systems – says Labour Affairs Bureau Director Wong Chi Hong.
Finance chief Lei Wai Nong stresses gaming laws crucial for development, forecasts MOP 130 billion GGR for this year.
The government says that it will launch a public consultation on the drafting of a trade union bill after collecting opinions from the city’s business and labour sectors.
The Legislative Assembly (AL) rejected on Monday for the 11th time a trade union bill.
