Labour issues

Behind South Korea’s drama boom lies a harsh production reality

South Korea’s drama sector continues to grapple with precarious employment arrangements, unfair contracts and excessive working hours.

Aged over 50, experienced and looking for work. Will employers bite?

Even as older workers are encouraged to remain in the workforce for longer, the question is whether employers are willing to hire them.

Disney eyes thousands of layoffs, with managers asked to target 20% in cost savings

The 20% in annual cost savings could come from job eliminations as well as from expense reductions.

Bangladesh garment factories shut again as wage protests turn violent

Police personnel fire tear gas shells as garment workers block a road demanding higher minimum wages in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

British telecoms firm Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs, Sky News reports

US bans imports from 3 Chinese genomics companies, citing ties to forced labour in Xinjiang

BGI Group said it has not engaged in any form of forced labour.

ASEAN Labour Statisticians Network launched ahead of Singapore’s 2027 chairmanship of grouping

His Excellency San Lwin, ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (left) and Ministry of Manpower’s permanent secretary Stanley Loh (right) at the launch of the ASEAN Labour Statisticians Network in Singapore on Oct 27.

Handful of Micron workers strike in Taiwan

Union representatives and members demanding greater profit shares and better bonuses outside Micron Technology’s building in Taoyuan on Oct 22.

Taiwan President calls for Micron workers to negotiate ‘sincerely’ ahead of possible strike

Micron employs about 15,000 people in Taiwan and has said it invested more than NT$1.6 trillion (S$63.36 billion) on the island.

No evidence of cheating or fraud found in Sumo Salad work injury claim: Police and MOM

The investigations followed claims by EatGreen owner Jane Lee that a former worker faked a fall two days before her contract ended to claim workplace injury compensation.

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