The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU)[a] is a pro-Beijing, leftist, labour and political group in Macau.[1] It is the largest and most influential labour group in the city, with over 50,000 members in 43 associated trade unions.[2] Presided by Ho Sut Heng[3] and chaired by Lee Chong Cheng,[4] it currently holds four seats in the Legislative Assembly.[5]
Macau Federation of Trade Unions | |
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| Chinese name | 澳門工會聯合總會 |
| Portuguese name | Federação das Associações dos Operários de Macau |
| President | Ho Sut Heng |
| Chairperson | Lee Chong Cheng |
| Founded | 20 January 1950 |
| Headquarters | Federation of Trade Unions Building, 2–6 Rua da Ribeira do Patane, Macau |
| Membership (2010) | 50,000+ |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | All-China Federation of Trade Unions |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing |
| Colours | Red |
| Legislative Assembly | 4 / 33
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| Website | |
| www.faom.org.mo | |
| Macau Federation of Trade Unions | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門工會聯合總會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门工会联合总会 | ||||||||||||
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| Abbreviation | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 工聯總會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 工联总会 | ||||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||||
| Portuguese | Federação das Associações dos Operários de Macau | ||||||||||||
History
editThe MFTU and a few other pro-Beijing organisations formed an electoral alliance named the "Union for Development" in the run-up to the 1992 legislative and municipal elections.
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 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.[5]
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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
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