A Macau government-backed proposal for a bill to create a legal framework for the work of trade unions in the city has raised some concerns among gaming labour groups, said several labour representatives in comments to GGRAsia. Public consultation on the bill’s possible terms started on October 31 and runs until December 14.
The bill would cover topics including legal recognition for trade unions to negotiate collectively on behalf of workers in dealings with employers.
An area of concern for some is a suggestion that any given labour group would need to represent at least 50 percent of the workers in a company before the labour group could be recognised for bargaining purposes.
In addition, only one labour group would be officially recognised per company, according to the government proposal.
“If the government only allows a single trade union to represent workers within a company, that union could easily be dominated by some big, local associations that already have a lot of resources and an established network with the employer,” said Cloee Chao Sao Fong, leader of the New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association, in comments to GGRAsia.
Macau legislator Leong Sun Iok, representing the city’s traditionalist labour group, the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, also had reservations about the proposal. That was regarding a draft provision that he deemed has “lack of clarity” on who could assume some administrative role in whatever workplace-level union branch might be...
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