Bangladesh offered overseas voting for its February 2026 general election. We spoke to several workers about their participation.
Despite getting judgements in their favour, workers may still not recover their owed salaries. Our report examines the issue.
What happens when a foreigner finds himself or herself the subject of a police report made by someone else? What happens if the police have little evidence to go on?
Last October, the Business Times carried a commentary on the sustainability of our migrant labour model. We add our views.
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
Is the work injury compensation system stacked against workers, especially those who work singly (i.e. not in teams)? How to prove that it happened at work?
A large number of employers in MOM's 2024 survey reported using recruitment channels strongly associated with excessive fees and kickbacks. Time to stop denying how dirty our recruitment landscape is.
Difficult to get workers with the needed skills, employers say. Look more closely, and we also see a huge reluctance to sponsor workers for training, or even to give them time off to do so.
