Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs (PAFA) and Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert E.A. Borje
PARAÑAQUE CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) Governments, business sector, local governments, youth, and civil society groups working for the protection of migrant workers across the globe called for greater cooperation on skilling migrant workers for employment as a strategic response to COVID-19 pandemic.
At the 13th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit’s Roundtable Discussion on Skilling Migrants for Employment co-chaired by the Philippines and the United Kingdom, stakeholders pushed for concerted action of the international community in developing policy responses for effective skilling of migrants and ensuring their rights and contributions are addressed.
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Panel to develop progressive wage model for waste management sector
The progressive wage model, first introduced in 2012, sets out minimum salaries for local workers in various roles along a career and skills progression framework. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
It will set clear career pathway for up to 3,000 workers as they improve skills, productivity
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A new committee has been formed to develop and implement a wage and training ladder for the bulk of local workers in the waste management sector, including garbage collectors and sorters.
The new Tripartite Cluster for Waste Management will raise the wages and improve the well-being of the sector s low-wage workers through a progressive wage model (PWM), said Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad yesterday after a visit to waste management company SembWaste.
With Chinese New Year coming up, companies are not to organise gatherings and social activities such as
lohei, as these are not considered work-related events, and are therefore not allowed.
Singapore s tripartite partners - the Ministry of Manpower, National Trades Union Congress and Singapore National Employers Federation - have stated that work-from-home should remain the default arrangement for now, in order to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmissions at the workplace.
The decision to postpone further adjustments to the current Workplace Safe Management Measures (SMM), despite Singapore s transition into Phase Three of reopening, was made due to the higher risk of potentially more transmissible strains as well as recent trends in COVID-19 cases in the community (including at workplaces) .
When Singapore transited from Phase 1 to Phase 2, more businesses were allowed to resume operations, though they were advised to ensure that work from home remained the default setting.
The same advisory remains in place even in Phase 3, according to the tripartite partners, which comprise The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).
In a joint statement, the three partners said that work-from-home (WFH) should remain the default arrangement at workplaces, to minimise the risk of Covid-19 transmission at the workplace.
This is because adjustments to the prevailing Safe Management Measures (SMMs) have been postponed, due to recent trends in Covid-19 cases in the community including cases at workplaces as well as potentially more transmissible strains of Covid-19 in Singapore.