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The Labour Movement of #Fail

By On December 15, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Activism, Civil Rights, Other Issues, Singapore

At a recent media conference, chief of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Lim Swee Say expressed discomfort with calls of equal work, equal pay following the SMRT bus drivers’ strike at the end of last month.

Yes, the head of Singapore’s major labour union does not like the [...]

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‘The Maid in Singapore’: An exercise in patronising and Othering.

By On August 15, 2012 · 12 Comments · In Activism, Arts/Media, Community, New Media, Other Issues, Singapore

It’s no secret that we as a society are very dependent on Foreign Domestic Workers (FDWs) to help us do housework, prepare meals and care for our children. Through the hard work of many labour rights advocates we’ve heard of the many issues that face a FDW in Singapore, whether it be abuse, [...]

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Helpers

Domestic helpers are people, not robots.

By On November 1, 2011 · 17 Comments · In Civil Rights, Singapore

‘Comments about maids by employers in Singapore‘ is a blog where employers post entries about the domestic helpers (a.k.a. maids) they have dismissed. It is one of the most disturbing and sickening blogs I have read in a long time, and I’m saying this as a person who recently got linked to [...]

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