Economics of migration

Discussion: economics of labour migration

22 09, 2013

I told my kids: ‘Mummy is going to buy you lots of toys’

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:34:18+08:00September 22nd, 2013|Articles, Stories|

By Ghie Ghie Mosquera Harking back to those years when I was still in the Philippines and living with my family, those were the happiest days of my life. Living a simple life with special people around me is all I ever dreamed of. But, there were days where I realised that something was lacking:

29 08, 2013

Survey uncovers exorbitant agent fees suffered by Bangladeshi workers

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:34:19+08:00August 29th, 2013|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

By YC Loh For Bangladeshis in their first job here, about half paid more than S$7,000 to their agent. More than 70 percent paid over $5,000. By contrast, the majority (over 60%) of Indians paid less than $5,000 to their agent for their first job. These figures emerged from a survey recently conducted by TWC2. The average

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