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Bold steps to help gig workers, those retrenched in Singapore
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Singapore has made two major moves to better protect vulnerable workers.
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SINGAPORE - The latest sitting of Parliament saw Singapore make two major moves to better protect vulnerable workers, each one notable for a different reason.
The first is a landmark piece of legislation to give the majority of the 70,500 platform workers here some of the protections that many other workers enjoy, such as representation, retirement savings and compensation should they get injured during work.
