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My 25-year-old Myanmar maid is actually a teenager, discovers this Singaporean employer

When Genevieve Wijaya first met her newly-hired maid from Myanmar in January this year, her first thought was that she looked much younger than the 25 years she had claimed to be. As it turns out, her hunch was right. This maid was only 19 and still a teenager, having shaved a full six years off her real age. To...

Up to S$8,000 in funding for companies to provide rest areas for outsourced workers

Up to S$8,000 in funding for companies to provide rest areas for outsourced workers Toggle share menu Advertisement Advertisement Singapore Up to S$8,000 in funding for companies to provide rest areas for outsourced workers Companies can now tap grants of up to S$8,000 to provide new rest areas for their outsourced cleaners or security officers. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery. 14 May 2021 11:15PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: Companies can now tap grants of up to S$8,000 to provide new rest areas for their outsourced cleaners or security officers.  Under the Workcare Grant launched on Friday (May 14), eligible companies can get funding support of up to 80 per cent of costs incurred from creating a new rest area, capped at S$8,000.

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Plans to relax restrictions on migrant workers' movements on hold amid recent Covid-19 dorm cluster

Restrictions were initially planned to be eased in April.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CPF Board launches volunteer-based movement to espouse benefits of retirement scheme

CPF Board launches volunteer-based movement to espouse benefits of retirement scheme Toggle share menu Advertisement CPF Board launches volunteer-based movement to espouse benefits of retirement scheme The Community Paying it Forward movement utilises volunteers who "pay it forward by inspiring people around them to make the most of their CPF and be better prepared for retirement." (Photo: CPF) 28 Apr 2021 03:10PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: A pilot scheme that started with 800 volunteers learning and promoting the benefits of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) is now officially live, with the launch of the Community Paying it Forward movement on Wednesday (Apr 28).

Covid-19: Testing of migrant workers in Singapore to be tightened, delays to building projects expected | Singapore

Friday, 23 Apr 2021 08:29 AM MYT Personnel in protective garment usher a group of migrant workers to take a bus to a government quarantine facility after workers were tested positive for Covid-19 at Westlite Woodlands dormitory in Singapore April 22, 2021. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SINGAPORE, April 23 — Migrant workers will have to undergo a stepped-up testing regime as the authorities here are taking extra precautions for workers who have already recovered from Covid-19. And given the emergence of new variants of concern here and around the world, plans to ease the restrictions on the movements of dormitory residents will have to be put on hold, the Government said.

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Tuas accident: MOM to inspect almost 500 firms for combustible dust hazards – Zaqy

Tuas accident: MOM to inspect almost 500 firms for combustible dust hazards – Zaqy SINGAPORE — The government has begun inspections of almost 500 companies for potential combustible dust hazards in the wake of the Tuas accident last week, said Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad on Wednesday (3 March). The explosion at Stars Engrg in Tuas last Wednesday killed three workers and left another five in critical condition. Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo will appoint an inquiry committee to investigate the accident. The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that four of the injured workers from the accident have been moved out from the intensive care unit to the high dependency ward.

Commentary: Myanmar domestic worker's death and the problem with the bystander effect

Commentary: Myanmar domestic worker's death and the problem with the bystander effect Toggle share menu Advertisement Commentary: Myanmar domestic worker's death and the problem with the bystander effect The death of Piang Ngaih Don offers us a chance to reflect on barriers to community support, say a Yale-NUS psychology Assistant Professor and a lawyer. Gaiyathiri Murugaiyan. (Photo: Nisha Karyn) 04 Mar 2021 01:51PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: Singapore woke up to the horrific details of Piang Ngaih Don’s death last week. Piang Ngaih Don was a foreign domestic worker who had left her toddler in Myanmar to find employment in Singapore.