Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Resident employment levels may have rebounded to slightly above pre-Covid-19 levels, but economists warned that hiring sentiment among firms remains weak, and some jobs taken up last year are temporary and heavily subsidised by the Government.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
OPINION: Countries in ASEAN have achieved strong economic growth and substantially reduced poverty over the past 20 years. Deep political commitment to effective policies has lifted over 100 million people out of poverty since 2000. ASEAN as a whole has...
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Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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Monday, August 5, 2019
Rather than enshrining the retirement and re-employment ages of older workers in law, two researchers are calling for an overhaul to how these ages are determined to consider the healthier lifestyles today.
Instead of the present practice of periodic...
Friday, February 8, 2019
More than 20,000 households have benefited from the Proximity Housing Grant (PHG) since it was introduced in August 2015, the Housing Board (HDB) revealed on Friday (Feb 8).
As of the end of last year, 20,100 families had received the grant, 9,100...
Thursday, December 20, 2018
More Singaporeans received a helping hand from the Government, particularly those struggling to keep up with rising costs of living, over the past two years, according to the latest public sector report released on Thursday (Dec 20).
The...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
ASEAN leaders signed agreement on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers on Tuesday, Filipinotimes reported.
The document is aimed to strengthen social protection, access to justice, humane and fair treatment and...
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Asia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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