Macau labor union pushes for full smoking ban

Macau’s largest and most influential trade group, the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, is pushing the government to implement a full smoking ban in casinos. The group will start collecting signatures to petition the government to ban smoking from VIP rooms and smoking lounges on mass casino floors. A ceremony to mark the beginning of this event will be held at the Border Gate Square on Friday and the group says it is aiming to collect at least 10,000 signatures.

Secretary General of the Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff Association of Macau Federation of Trade Unions, Choi Kam Fu, said that despite smoking being prohibited on mass gaming floors since Oct. 6 last year, the result has been unsatisfactory, and casino workers have been subjected to serious health hazards.

“The gaming operators use legal loopholes and allow their employees to be subjected to an environment that is even worse than before the smoking ban was launched. For those who fail the air quality tests, the government doesn’t really carry out any tough punishment. We would like to see a full smoking ban to give all the casino workers a healthy working environment,” said Mr. Choi.

 

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