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The Public Security Police took actions to crack down on illegal workers and arrested 32 people, as lawmaker Lam Heong Sang called for heavier punishment for the unauthorized employment of foreign workers.

The government agency which deals with migrant workers has vowed to improve the mechanism for sending them to host countries, as well as allocating a share of their costs to the employers, according to the Jakarta Globe.

In an important move concerning the future of Macau’s human resources situation, the government announced the replacement of current Director of Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Shuen Ka Hung, by Wong Chi Hong, the head of the Human Resources Office (GRH).

General director of the Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff’s Association, Tam Pou Iong, says dealers are against the idea of bringing in foreign workers to do the same job, according to a report by Portuguese-language newspaper Jornal Tribuna de Macau.

Domestic helpers from mainland China will be allowed into Macau before the end of the year and their salary will likely be at least MOP 3,000, the secretary for Economy and Finance said last Friday.

The Philippines Consulate General in Macau has warned Filipinos against taking up semi-skilled job offers in mainland China, allegedly being touted by local agents.

The Mission for Migrant Workers society (MFMW) has called on the Macau government to extend the implementation of the statutory minimum wage for all cleaning and security workers.

Lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang called on the government to limit importation of labour for senior management positions, in order to help local workers to move up the corporate ladder.