Migrant workforce grows to more than 137,000

2014-1-27

From：Macau Business

The city’s migrant labour force increased to 137,838 workers last month, 1,952 more than in November.

Official data show more than 87,000 workers were from the mainland.

The hospitality industry was the biggest employer of migrant workers, employing about one-third of the total.

Meanwhile, the Human Resources Office said it had received 226 applications to employ mainlanders as domestic helpers up to last Thursday.

The government has set quotas that limit mainland domestic helpers to 200 people from Guangdong and 100 people from Fujian.

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