Labour policy

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.

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.

With national holidays approaching, workers in China demand a proper break

The online outcry is the latest in a series of social media flare-ups over gruelling schedules, low pay and weak labour protections in China.

Singapore joins over 50 US trade partners for webinar on forced labour prohibitions

The Ministry of Trade and Industry said the US shared its perspective on the design and enforcement of forced labour import prohibitions.

Japan to relax overtime regulation under workaholic PM Sanae Takaichi

Many of Japan’s small and mid-sized businesses are short-staffed.

They were retrenched. Now they are among ground-up groups helping others find their footing

(From left) Former Providore employee Fabian Soh and his ex-colleague Wong Yoon Loong, and Makan Minum Workers founder Kyle Ahmad.

From cross-training to digitalising, SMEs share their game plan ahead of expanded childcare leave

Founder of The Pinnacle Creative Kelvin Lee with his daughter. He said his small marketing and advertising agency has built a culture where people “don’t keep score”.

Learning about your peers’ salaries can be stressful, but not knowing may cost you

A salary range gives jobseekers a better sense of whether a role is worth pursuing, and provides a reference point for pay negotiation.

More graduating youth to benefit from NTUC’s bond-free scholarship with leadership training

NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng (in red) and Senior Parliamentary Secretary Goh Hanyan (right) at the NTUC Youth 21st anniversary appreciation dinner on Aug 19.

Australia sets ‘world-leading’ minimum pay and insurance rules for gig delivery workers

Uber Eats and DoorDash said the new rules would show that stronger worker protections and the flexibility valued by gig workers can go hand in hand.

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