HONG KONG WILL NOT OBLIGATE FOEIGN DOMESTIC WORKERS TO BE VACCINATED

Highlights –

• Hong Kong will not obligate foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated.
• Most of the domestic workers in the country come from Indonesia and the Philippines.
• Indonesia and the Philippines are both severely impacted by the p...

JICA LAUNCHED AN ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT FOREIGN WORKERS IN JAPAN

Highlights –

• JICA launched an organization to support foreign workers in Japan.
• The agency will seek to make Japan an attractive choice for foreigners to work in.
• The organization aims to produce tangible results by 2023.
• A...

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN WORKERS

Highlights –

• Japan International Cooperation Agency to provide support for foreign workers.
• The organization will be established in Nov.16.
• The name of the agency is the Japan Platform for Migrant Workers toward Responsible and Inclus...

OPPOSITION LEADER PRITAM SINGH DEFENDS JOBS TO SINGAPOREANS AS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Pritam Singh opposition leader spoke in defense of Singaporean workers in Parliament on Aug 31 saying there is a need to give more consideration to Singapore laborers even as outsiders stay significant in assisting fueling Singapore's economy.

SINGAPORE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FROM DORMITORIES GETS TO WORK UNDER SAFE REGULATIONS, SAYS BCA

HIGHLIGHTS

• Some laborers of the construction industry need not take approval from BCA as they can start working by taking necessary precautions.

Some of the areas of their work include home redesigns, maintaining lifts, facilities management, v...

SINGAPORE STRATEGY TO BE SELF RELIANT FROM FOREIGN WORKERS; INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL PLANS TO REIGNITE

HIGHLIGHTS

• In the aftermath of Pandemic, Singapore plans to strategize its self-sufficient policy   
• Travel plans are in pipeline with South Korea and Australia

Singapore is searching out numerous ways to lessen its de...