
News by Country: Singapore
5 February 2021
· Migrant workers in higher-risk dorms to get
Covid-19 vaccines first (Straits Times, 1 February 2021)
· Only 50% of Malaysian workers have returned
since border reopening (Straits Times, 31 January 2021)
· Some 400 Changi Airport workers cleared of
Covid-19 in special testing ops (Today, 29 January 2021)
· 3,000 hotel staff in S'pore receive Covid-19
vaccination (The Straits Times, 28 January 2021)
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37,000
front-line workers in aviation, maritime sectors expected to get Covid-19
vaccine within 2 months (Straits
Times, 18 January 2021)
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2 in 5 workers
polled faced sexual harassment
(Straits Times, 15 January 2021)
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Singapore seeks
to raise wages of bottom-rung workers (HRM Asia, 15 January 2021)
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Low-wage
workers, sustainability and the youth among issues to raise in Parliament (CNA, 14 January 2021)
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NTUC to offer
members counselling to deal with Covid-19 challenges (Straits Times, 8 January
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2021)
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Employees in
Singapore not getting COVID-19 vaccine not obliged to change duties (HRM Asia, 8 January 2021)
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NTUC to provide
psychological, financial aid to members stressed by Covid-19 pandemic (Straits Times, 7 January
2021)
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Demand for new
maids high despite extra costs amid COVID-19 restrictions (CNA, 7 January 2021)
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Bangladeshi sues
Singapore employer for virus ‘imprisonment’ (FMT, 6 January 2021)
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Coronavirus
pandemic has exposed inequality in Singapore and Hong Kong. To tackle it, start
with wages
(SCMP, 27 December 2020)
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Covid-19
vaccine's in town; will hospitality, aviation workers be next in line for jabs? (Business Times, 23 December
2020)
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Calls to ease
curbs on migrant workers miss larger issues (Straits Times, 20 December
2020)
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Covid-19: Singapore migrant
workers infections were three times higher (BBC, 17 December 2020)
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47 per cent of
migrant workers in S'pore dorms have had a Covid-19 infection, say Manpower and
Health Ministries
(Straits Times, 15 December 2020)
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Close to 5,500
jobs available in S'pore's healthcare sector; 3 in 4 are long-term positions (Straits Times, 10 December
2020)
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Supporting
migrant workers in Singapore: the role of civil society and regional
institutions
(ASEAN
Today, 9 December 2020)
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Workers'
remittances in Asean drop in Q2 (The Business Times, 7 December 2020)
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Unable to
travel, employees struggle to clear unused annual leave while some firms adjust
policies (CNA,
7 December 2020)
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COVID-19 spurs
more healthcare access for migrant workers in Singapore (CNA, 6 December 2020)
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These workers
were worst hit by the COVID-19 crisis (HCAMAG, 5 December 2020)
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Construction
firms urged to review safety protocols after 3 workplace fatalities in 2 days (CNA, 27 November 2020)
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No bonus for
civil servants this year; 2,400 lower-wage workers to get S$1,200 (Business Times, 27 November
2020)
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Johor MB
promises food baskets to Malaysian workers stranded in Singapore (Malay Mail, 26 November 2020)
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250,000
Singapore workers had wages cut from March to September (Malaysia Kini, 20 November
2020)
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PM Lee urges
businesses to take care of workers amid changes (Straits Times, 20 November
2020)
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Southeast Asia
could gain as supply chains shift during the pandemic (CNBC, 19 November 2020)
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MOM, NTUC,
employer’s federation issue new advisory on mental well-being at workplaces (CNA, 17 November 2020)
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Some maids
caring for elderly suffer from overwork, interrupted sleep, abuse (Today, 12 November 2020)
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Singapore moves
up a notch to rank 9th in world talent ranking (Straits Times, 12 November
2020)
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Singapore's
Internet economy drops 24% in 2020; Vietnam, Indonesia see double-digit growth (The Business Times, 10
November 2020)
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Migrant workers
to get better mental health care support (The Independent, 9 November
2020)
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Fintech sector
to grow in Singapore: Labour chief (Straits Times, 4 November 2020)
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Civil servants,
public healthcare workers get more flexibility over leave (Straits Times, 4 November
2020)
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Neglect of
migrant workers could hurt Malaysia’s economic recovery (CNBC, 4 November 2020)
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Singapore’s
Financial Services Sector Is on the Brink of Disruption following COVID-19
Outbreak
(Crowd Fund Insider, 4 November 2020)