Workers demonstrate in Windsor Arch for unpaid wages

More than 20 non-resident workers for Windsor Arch organised a demonstration on Saturday on the 7th floor of the luxury residential building to protest unpaid wages by the contractor Great Harvest Group. According to local broadcaster TDM Radio, the protesters said that each worker was expecting to receive their June salary and MOP10,000 [security] deposit.
Members of the Public Security Police, Fire Services Bureau, Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and Judiciary Police attended the scene to intervene, while the Fire Services Bureau was required to set up an airbed as several protestors were perched on a balcony.
At the scene, a representative of Great Harvest Group told TDM Radio that he could not understand the reason for the demonstration because the conflict between the two parties had already been resolved.
Nevertheless, on Saturday night the government issued a press release stressing that the case is being followed up and that they have opened a dialogue with both parties.
However, according to TDM Radio, at the scene the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) urged workers to calmly voice their concerns and explained that the PSP had been called to assist because the incident might be classified as a crime. In relation to employers, DSAL said that employers would need to comply with the government to fulfill legal obligations and guarantee labour rights and interests.
This was the second episode between non-resident workers and the Great Harvest Group as on Friday around 60 workers handed a petition to government headquarters asking for the help of the executive to claim their salary for June and deposits of MOP10,000.
The problems between Great Harvest Group, the contractor of luxury residential project Windsor Arch, and non-resident workers started in late May, when a group of 100 workers gathered in front of the Chinese Liaison Office demanding compensation for overtime and rental subsidies from the contractor.