Browsing Category

Labour

850 posts

Photo shows migrant workers padlocked behind lorry during transportation

A recent photograph of migrant workers being transported via a padlocked lorry…

PSP’s Jeffrey Khoo questions the apparently lenient PR application process after being invited to apply on LinkedIn

Progress Singapore Party (PSP) member Jeffrey Khoo took to Facebook on Friday…

Singapore’s refusal to implement a minimum wage pushes it further from Swiss living standard

On Sunday (27 September), Geneva became the third city in the Switzerland…

Woman pleads guilty to charges of voluntarily causing hurt against domestic helper, who climbed 15 storeys down to escape abuse

This article contains depictions of abuse that may be distressing to readers.…
  • 0030
  • 28 September 2020

Workplace injuries drop by 25% in first half of 2020 likely due to slow economy caused by COVID-19, but fatalities remain similar to previous years

The number of workplace injuries in the country has fallen in the…

COVID-19-positive migrant worker found motionless at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital staircase landing left recordings prior to his death

This article contains descriptions of suicide and death that may be distressing.…

Future of foreign students left hanging if they fail to secure employment after multiple attempts

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused countless damaging effects in Singapore, especially on…

UOB: Facebook user referring Singaporeans as “Singapoo people” and “lazy” is not an employee of UOB

A recent thread on HardwareZone forum gained a lot of negative reactions…

Employers in Singapore agree on long-term advantages of hiring locals, but note 100% local workforce is not possible

Companies in Singapore have pointed out that they see long-term benefits in…

More than 15,000 M’sians lost jobs in S’pore, primarily in service sector, says human resources minister

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — More than 15,000 Malaysians have lost their jobs…