Labour policy

Hyundai-LG plant raid reveals fresh risks for foreign investments in the US

epa12360089 A still frame from a video made available by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) shows an immigration raid at the Hyundai-LG vehicle assembly plant in Ellabell, Georgia, USA, 04 September 2025 (issued 07 September 2025). Immigration officials arrested 475 workers in the raid, most of them South Korean citizens. EPA/COREY BULLARD WITH US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Hong Kong’s influx of mainland Chinese workers puts local job seekers on edge

Office workers cross a street in Central, a major financial district in Hong Kong, on Jan 15, 2024. About 55,000 Chinese from the mainland have joined Hong Kong’s working masses through a “top talent” visa program since December 2022. (Anthony Kwan/The New York Times)

South Korea expands labour protections with new union rules

The amended Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act allows subcontracting firms’ labour unions to make demands of client companies directly.

More seniors remain employed after retirement and re-employment ages raised in 2022: MOM study

The MOM study found that raising retirement and re-employment age works because the policy provides legislative protection and sets the social norms of retirement for senior workers.

Trump selects Heritage Foundation’s E.J. Antoni to head Bureau of Labour Statistics

Mr Trump said he was nominating economist E.J. Antoni as the new Bureau of Labour Statistics commissioner.

Australia’s Victoria state seeks to enshrine work from home in law

Under the plan, workers would be entitled to work from home at least two days per week, if the job allows.

New tie-up offers insurance savings for SMEs committed to workers’ health and well-being

Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash speaking at the inaugural Tripartite Connect 2025.

Under pressure, officials in Western India move against abuse in sugar fields

Workers harvest sugarcane in a field in Kolhapur district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, on Nov 30, 2023.

Over 1,000 job seekers can start earning points under support scheme to qualify for payouts

劳动力发展局推出技能创前程求职援助计划，新计划为非自愿失业，并积极找工的求职者，提供为期六个月，最高达6000元的短期财务援助金。图为求职援助计划大使蒂亚（Diya，左）在巴耶利峇终身学习学院职业联系站，为求职者戴安娜（Dyana Nusantry）详细讲解技能创前程求职援助计划。

NTUC to push for more business transformation and workforce training: Ng Chee Meng at May Day Rally

Labour chief Ng Chee Ming speaking at the May Day Rally 2025 at Downtown East on May 1.

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