Webinar: Migrant Worker Rights in Singapore: Advocacy, Legal Frameworks and Prospects for change

Date and Time: Dec 7, 2022 | 08:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Debbie Fordyce, President of Transient Workers Council Too, and Laavanya Kathiravelu, Associate professor at Nanyang Technological University, will discuss their advocacy and research on migrant worker issues in Singapore. Covid 19 highlighted some of the structural problems faced by the large population of migrant workers in Singapore. Systemic problems include high recruitment costs, restricted job mobility, employer’s right to terminate the worker at will, and weak wage protection. Our speakers will address these issues and what might be done to protect the rights and needs of migrant workers in Singapore.