Macau Yearbook 2013 - Macao Yearbook

EconomyIn 2012 the Labour Inspection Department received notifications of 87 cases of agreement onlowering basic remuneration, involving 292 local employees, and seven non-resident employees.After investigations, one case was filed as alleged contravention of the Labour Relations Law,involving one person.The Labour Inspection Department received 233 copies of employment contracts for the underaged,involving 838 individuals aged over 16 but below 18, and six aged over 14 but below 16.After verification, 31 cases were filed as alleged contraventions against the Labour Relations Law,involving 59 persons.In its efforts to combat illegal employment, the Labour Affairs Bureau filed 709 cases of illegalemployment, in accordance with the Regulation on the Prohibition of Illegal Employment andthe Law on Employment of Non-resident Workers and its relevant supplementary laws. Afterinvestigation, 743 offenders were penalised for breaches of the law, with fines imposed totalling8.24 million patacas. In these cases, 264 non-local residents were found working for others in theMSAR without permits. Also, 171 non-local residents were found to be engaged in activities fortheir own benefit. Individuals in the two groups were fined a total of 5.64 million patacas.Under the Law on Employment of Non-resident Workers and rules related to non-residentworker accommodation rights stipulated in Executive Order No. 88/2010, 27 cases regarding theaccommodation rights of non-resident workers were initiated and 40 inspections were carried outin 2012.Occupational Safety and HealthSite inspections, investigations and relevant actions undertaken by the Occupational Safety andHealth Department in 2012:Unit in chargeSite inspectionitemInspectiontargetNumber ofinspectionsNumber ofsuggestedimprovementsOther actionsOccupationalSafety andHealthDepartmentRoutine safetyand healthinspectionConstructionsites(1,435 sites)7,105 2,961• 48 penaltiesissued against35 constructionsites for minorcontraventions;total fines: 187,000patacas;• Handled one caseof administrativeinfraction;• In one case it wasordered that workbe suspended dueto high risk in theworkplace189