Down to 49,685 at the end of the first quarter, hotel industry says this decrease was due to the “severely adverse” impact of the pandemic.
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Covid-19 complicates employment procedures for residents who prefer cheaper South Asian helpers who do not have to live in.
Among the unemployed looking for a new job, most were previously engaged in the gaming, junket and construction industry.
Tempers flare during talks on possible wrongful contract terminations and assistance for unemployed.
New law provides safeguards for both employers and employees, standardises fees, and cracks down on fly-by-night employment agencies.
Government slaps heavy fines on contractors for violating safety regulations.
Four non-resident workers threatened to jump from a height on a Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) construction site of the gaming operator’s new development project in Cotai on Monday morning over a pay row.
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 Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement at the weekend that 31 fresh university graduates were recruited at a job-matching session that it held on Saturday.