Washington says it will impose sanctions on Macao from next year over the territory’s alleged failure to combat the scourge of trafficking.
US State Department
In its latest survey of the state of human trafficking globally, the US State Department accuses Macao of failing to make ‘significant efforts’ to combat the scourge.
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.
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.
Report alleges traffickers lure victims from mainland China and further afield to Macao with fake adverts; government ‘deeply indignant about improper comments’.
Government responds vigorously to report, citing Macao’s determination to stamp out human trafficking.
