The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU)[a] is a pro-Beijing, leftist, labour and political group in Macau.[2] It is the largest and most influential labour group in the city, with over 50,000 members in 43 associated trade unions.[3] Presided by Ho Sut Heng[4] and chaired by Lee Chong Cheng,[5] it currently holds three seats in the Legislative Assembly.
History
The MFTU is one of the three major pro-Beijing organisations which have dominated politics in Macau since the 1999 handover, the other two being the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau.[6]
Four members of the MFTU were elected or appointed to the Legislative Assembly in the 2021 legislative election. They were Lam Lon Wai, Lei Chan U, Ella Lei Cheng I, and Leong Sun Iok.[7]
Election results
| Election | Votes | % | GC seats | FC seats | Total seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6,543 | 23.75 | 2 | 2 | 4 / 23
|
N/a |
| 1996 | 10,525 | 14.52 | 1 | 2 | 3 / 23
|
 1
|
| 2001 | 12,990 | 16.04 | 2 | 2 | 4 / 27
|
 1
|
| 2005 | 16,596 | 13.29 | 2 | 2 | 4 / 29
|
 0
|
| 2009 | 21,098 | 14.88 | 2 | 2 | 4 / 29
|
0
|
| 2013 | 11,960 | 8.16 | 1 | 2 | 3 / 33
|
1
|
| 2017 | 16,696 | 9.67 | 2 | 2 | 4 / 33
|
1
|
| 2021 | 23,761 | 17.99 | 2 | 2 | 4 / 33
|
0
|
| 2025 | 27,431 | 16.91 | 2 | 1 | 3 / 33
|
1
|
Elected members
- Tong Chi Kin, 1992–2001
- Fernando Chui, 1992–1996
- Leong Iok Wa, 2001–2005
- Kwan Tsui Hang, 2005–present
- Lee Chong Cheng, 2009–2013
Gallery
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An MFTU service centre in the Edifício do Lago building in Taipa -
An MFTU-owned “workers’ stadium” near the border with mainland China
See also
- Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, equivalent organisation in Hong Kong
Notes
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- Chinese: 澳門工會聯合總會, abbr. 工聯總會
- Portuguese: Federação das Associações dos Operários de Macau, abbr. FAOM
References
- ^ “Rear Window | Smoke curtain”. Macau Daily Times. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
The casino workers affiliated with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) – reputed to be a conservative and pro-Beijing labor organization – are unequivocally for the full ban, while a junkets association is urging the government to allow smoking lounges within the so-called VIP gambling zones.
- ^ Yang, Mingyu; Lin, Zhongxuan; Wu, Mingxuan; Liao, Zhihui; Li, Zhanpeng; Lü, Kaiyan; Wang, Hongyu; Ma, Tianlong (16 March 2022). 澳門政經二十年 [Twenty Years of Macau Politics and Economics] (in Traditional Chinese). Wu-Nan Book Inc. p. 122. ISBN 978-626-317-669-0.
- ^ “Macau Workers’ Organizations”. www.ilo.org. International Labour Organization. 15 June 2010.
- ^ Meneses, João Paulo (29 August 2020). “Special Report – ‘The Future is Feminist’“. Macau Business. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ “China: Macau Federation of Trade Unions needs change”. International Labour Organization. February 2011.
- ^ Ip, Eric C. (25 April 2019). Hybrid Constitutionalism: The Politics of Constitutional Review in the Chinese Special Administrative Regions. Cambridge University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-107-19492-2. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Moura, Nelson (14 June 2022). “Trade union federation legislators request for some restrictions under labour law proposal to be removed”. Macau Business. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
