9 reasons why opposition is not needed in Parliament
Member of Parliament Hri Kumar last week defended the performance of his colleagues from the PAP in Parliament. He said that while there were some who questioned if it is
View ArticleMay Day Message for MOM
By Masked Crusader I was hoping to move on from labour issues and blog about other things. I was starting to sound like a broken record even to myself. Then,
View ArticleForeign graduates can’t get jobs because of “Singaporeans first”?
By SY Lee and Leong Sze Hian It was revealed that foreign graduates in Singapore are waiting up to six months to get a job on average. (“Foreign graduates on S’pore
View ArticleNewsbites – PM Lee upgrades Cabinet
PM Lee upgrades to Cabinet 2.4 Prime Minister has announced changes to his Cabinet to “to address our priorities and challenges, and see Singapore through our next phase of development”.
View ArticleWP’s potential candidates on the ground
Although the next general election could be still some ways away, the news is abuzz with speculations of new candidates for the main parties – specifically the People’s Action Party
View ArticleLawyer M Ravi issues apology to Attorney-General
Lawyer M Ravi has issue an apology to the Attorney-General, in response to a complain letter that the AG has sent to the Law Society indicating that he has prematurely
View ArticleValue the contributions of mature workers: Workers’ Party
Labour Day message from Workers’ Party LABOUR Day is the day we honour the hardworking men and women who provide for our families and power the wheels of our economy.
View ArticleMay day message: fortunes of workers and SDP are inseparable
Labour Day message from Singapore Democratic Party Even as we celebrate May Day, we must remember that Singapore’s workers continue to labour under a system that makes life harder for
View ArticleNewsbites – about protests, and May Day
Police to Gilbert Goh: No defacing PM Lee’s poster The police has warned social activist Gilbert Goh regarding his Facebook post, which allegedly called on the public to deface a poster of
View ArticleOnus not just on employees, but also employers
By Howard Lee May Day, or International Workers’ Day, is a celebration of the working class and is usually taken the world over as a public holiday. But you might
View ArticleMore rights and work-life balance for workers in Singapore: DPP
Labour Day Message by Democratic Progressive Party On this year’s Labour Day, we at DPP take the opportunity to call for: - Fairness to all workers - Fairness to all
View ArticleForeigners make up 50.5% of total workforce in Singapore?
By SY Lee and Leong Sze Hian Singaporeans’ unemployment increase to 3 per cent In the article, “Jobless rate inches up amid tight labour market” (Straits Times, May 1), it is
View ArticleLevel playing field for workers: Reform Party
Reform Party’s May Day Message 2014 Reform Party notes the NTUC chief and PAP Minister Lim Swee Say’s May Day message to the workers of Singapore. As usual with PAP
View ArticleSG Conversation in a Cup: Felix Cheong
By Yasmeen Banu It was 4:30 in the afternoon and Toast Box was crowded, and really noisy. He was seated in the middle of the coffee shop, across a mother
View ArticleSPP – Labour Day Message 2014
Dear Workers of Singapore, Happy Labour Day! May Day is an auspicious day to celebrate and honour workers’ contributions to the nation. It is also a time to rally Singaporeans particularly
View ArticleNewsbites – rights for Singaporean workers, applauding the everyday working folk
Hong Lim Park protesters call for protection of Singaporean workers Protesters at Hong Lim Park yesterday spoke up against the government’s pro-foreigner policies and the high influx of foreign...
View ArticleMayday Protest: Immigrant policies are prime reasons for labour woes
By Terry Xu Over 600 attended the May Day protest event held at Hong Lim Park on Labour Day, 1st May 2014. The event was organized by Transitioning.org, a local
View ArticleEnd discrimination in rental market, President & PM urged
The president of the Universal Society of Hinduism (USH), Rajan Zed, has called on Singapore’s President, Tony Tan, and Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, to “put an end to blatant
View ArticleOlder workers to work for less. A want or a need?
By SY Lee and Leong Sze Hian “Less pay is okay, say older workers” (Straits Times, May 3) takes the top news of the day. It is said that 70% of the
View ArticleMore foreigners to be police officers?
By Andrew Loh, Image credit - TODAY / Don Wong Whether Singapore can accept foreigners as police officers is “for society to decide”, the Singapore Police Force’s (SPF) manpower director, Tan
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