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Billions in migrant worker levies collected by Singapore Govt each year while public are asked to help raise $1 million to help migrant workers?

A fund-raising campaign entitled, Ray of Hope was set up on the…

Do we want a government that would only do something (even if it is the right thing to do) only if it is demanded of them?

A letter written into this publication by Jun Low made a very…

Lawrence Wong admits insufficient safeguards in migrant worker dorms but skirts issue when asked if they are appalling, unhygienic and an accident waiting to happen

Co-chair of Singapore’s COVID-19 task force, Lawrence Wong has in an interview…

Even if Josephine Teo doesn’t want to apologise to migrant workers, she should apologise to Singaporeans

Minister for Manpower, Josephine Teo said in Parliament on 4 May that…

Why talk about the failure of an app when there was perhaps a failure of foresight?

According to Straits Times writer Irene Tham, “There is no way but…

Lawrence Wong has promised review on COVID-19 – Will this before or after GE?

Minister for National Development, Lawrence Wong has said that the government will…

Welfare of Singapore workers relies on goodwill and cooperation of individual employers

In his May Day message to the country, Prime Minister Lee Hsien…

Singaporeans have independent agency, they do not need to be "incited" to do something

It would appear that the government has U turned on its initial…

A question is not a criticism and a reminder is not ungrateful. 

As TOC’s contributor, Augustine Low accurately observes, some Singaporeans are very uncomfortable…

Number of foreign PMETs has slowly crept up while under/un-employment rate among Singaporeans is also going up

The government has released the foreign workforce numbers for 2019. The figures…