Low-wage workers

Amazon to hire over 300,000 workers for holiday season, up 20% from 2025

Amazon is offering full-time, part-time and seasonal roles to cover the holiday shopping season.

National Wages Council recommends 6-8% pay rise for lower-wage workers, sets new company category

(From left) NTUC assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong, NTUC president K Thanaletchimi, National Wages Council chairman Hsieh Fu Hua, MOM permanent secretary Stanley Loh and SNEF president Kuah Boon Wee at a press conference on Oct 19.

Rebuilding broken lives: New initiative to house and support youth turned away by family

Social workers have come across cases where the wrong information is shared about rough sleepers.

National Wages Council seeks public’s views on salary, employment guidelines

The National Wages Council, which comprises representatives from the Government, employers and employees, will convene on Aug 19.

Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China’s young workers feel economic squeeze

One said the bed-sharing arrangement is a matter of survival.

Workers such as cleaners, security officers to enjoy more annual leave from 2029

Workers such as cleaners, security officers to enjoy more annual leave from 2029, said Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

Will rising F&B salaries see workers replaced by machines?

The Soup Spoon has begun using AI to process daily reports across its outlets.

‘Our incomes seem to have fallen’: Indian workers struggle with stagnant wages amid rising costs

Many of the Indian workers live in underdeveloped neighbourhoods where rents are low such as the one pictured here in Noida.

In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risks

Laxmi, an employee with Pronto cleans a house with a broom in New Delhi, India, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra

Low-income families get $500 a quarter, financial support for further studies under ComLink+ pilot

Ms Serena Lim, 28, with her son at her place on Mar 2, 2026.

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