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44 per cent of respondents disagree on foreign labour policies and local job protection in ST survey

SINGAPORE — According to a survey conducted by Straits Times, about 40 per cent agreeing, 44 per cent disagreeing and the rest…

Is the Govt coming up with a more convoluted way of dealing with minimum wage because it does not want to give WP any credence or recognition? 

The Worker’s Party (WP) has long championed the need for Singapore to implement a minimum wage for all workers. Various…

Would you share this toilet with 20 people?

By Jolovan Wham “This is where we do our business”, explained Rafiqul Islam (not his real name), as he led…

A raw deal

By Andrew Loh [Some of the workers crowding in TWC2 office on 20 November. The workers came in batches over…

Low-wage workers better off, now everybody worse off?

Leong Sze Hian / Columnist With the Labour market still weak, it is time to question the effectiveness of th…