Non-resident construction workers who protested last night have agreed to return to mainland China and pay the quarantine costs at their own expense, the Labor Department (DSAL) said in a statement today.
More than 200 non-resident construction workers from Kotai’s construction site protested last night to demand that employers settle quarantine costs in mainland China.
According to photos and videos distributed online, a group of people gathered at Hoin Park Comendador near Macau’s Central People’s Government Liaison Office last night across the Karaku Asylum Bridge from Taipa to Macau. It was seen.
After the investigation, DSAL announced today that it has informed non-local employees with whom the employer is involved to pay compensation and refund fees to the employee in accordance with the law and terminate the employment contract after the expiration date of June 30. rice field.
In a statement, DSAL emphasized that no detrimental behavior to the rights and interests of non-local workers was found at this time.
The statement also noted that DSAL arranged for relevant construction workers to return to mainland China and begin quarantine at their own expense after coordinating with the relevant mainland departments through the China Employment Agency Association (Macau). did.
In light of the outbreak of community Covid-19 in Macau since Sunday, Zhuhai authorities have tightened restrictions on people entering Zhuhai from Macau.
Quarantine yesterday revealed that everyone entering Macau from Macau must undergo 7 days of quarantine and 7 days of home quarantine at the designated location and must pay the costs resulting from quarantine. ..
According to the Act on Employment of Non-Resident Workers, it is not one of the employers’ obligations to settle staff quarantine costs, the statement added.
