Local youth have ‘little intention’ to seek employment in Zhuhai

While Macau has promoted several times work cooperation with mainland cities such as Zhuhai, a majority of local youth aged from 18 to 45 asserted they have only a limited interest in going to Zhuhai to find jobs, a recent survey from the Macau Economic and People’s Livelihood Alliance revealed.

According to the survey results, about 71% of the respondents claimed that they have minimal intentions to go to Zhuhai in order to find work, from the total of 1,040 valid questionnaires which were collected.

Among the respondents, factors such as family, unfamiliarity with Zhuhai, and transportation are the most important ones making them reluctant to travel to Zhuhai, accounting for more than 30%.

As Zhuhai has launched employment and entrepreneurship support policies targeted at creating more internships or long career posts, respondents indicated that salary, working environment and development opportunities were their priorities when applying for a post in Zhuhai.

However, while about 75% of the respondents expected a monthly salary of RMB12,000 or above, corresponding to around MOP13,700 per month.

The Economic and People’s Livelihood Alliance explained that the salary packages are based on the professional level of job seekers and the particular requirements of companies.

In order to encourage youth to work in Zhuhai, the MSAR government said that it can help to provide assistance in accommodation and transportation, such as providing apartments to young people who are working in the mainland.

Staff Reporter