Labour protection for the vulnerable: An evaluation of the salary and injury claims system for migrant workers in Singapore

Author

Tamera FILLINGER
Nicholas HARRIGAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Stephanie CHOK
Amirah AMIRRUDIN
Patricia MEYER
Meera RAJAH
Debbie FORDYCE

Publication Type

Report

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

2-2017

Abstract

This research seeks to review and analyze the protections afforded to migrant workers in Singapore who bring salary and injury claims to the Ministry of Manpower for resolution. Our focus is male Work Permit holders from Bangladesh, China, and India who make up the majority of the workforce in Singapore’s construction and marine sectors. Work Permit holders are the lowest wage category of foreign workers and comprise nearly a third of the overall workforce. While these workers play an important role in building the nation, they face workplace issues that many would not associate with a modern economy.

Discipline

Labor and Employment Law | Work, Economy and Organizations | Workers' Compensation Law

Research Areas

Sociology

First Page

1

Last Page

122

Publisher

Chen Su Lan Trust

Citation

FILLINGER, Tamera; HARRIGAN, Nicholas; CHOK, Stephanie; AMIRRUDIN, Amirah; MEYER, Patricia; RAJAH, Meera; and FORDYCE, Debbie, "Labour protection for the vulnerable: An evaluation of the salary and injury claims system for migrant workers in Singapore" (2017). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 2217.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2217

Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2217

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Additional URL

https://tinyurl.com/labourprotection