Construction workers added to key groups which will need to take daily mandatory NAT; Macao enters its first day of ‘consolidation period’ with 469 warnings issued and one accused.
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Daily rapid antigen test still required for workers; it is unclear if guests are also included in the decision.
Charges for seven days’ compulsory hotel quarantine greater than one month’s wages, but employer declines to foot the bill; 100 police mobilised to contain demonstrators.
Officials undertake to help workers, mainly renovation specialists, find new jobs following completion of Cotai hotel project.
Tempers flare during talks on possible wrongful contract terminations and assistance for unemployed.
Government still reviewing the situation, while industry association boss proposes formal training and licensing system.
The average daily wage of non-resident construction workers increased by 8.5 percent to MOP661 in the last quarter due to a surge in demand, according to data from the government. In particular there has been an increase in demand for labourers engaging in interior finishing works of large-scale entertainment facilities, currently in progress in Cotai. […]