Publication Type
Report
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 License.
Additional URL
http://tinyurl.com/labourprotection
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Labor and Employment Law Commons, Work, Economy and Organizations Commons, Workers' Compensation Law Commons