The legal system of non-resident
workers in Macao

Abstract
Although the issue of non-resident workers has been the subject of concern and specific regulation by the Government of Macao since 1982, it is with Law No. 21/2009 (in 2009) that the discipline of contracting of non-resident workers. The present text seeks to carry out a systematic analysis of this important legal instrument.

Keywords: nonresident worker; illegal worker; employment contract; basic law of employment policy