Submissions

AWARE’s Submission To The Public Consultation On The Definitions Of Platform Operator And Platform Worker, Treatment Of A Subcontracting Scenario, And Platform Operators’ Duties Towards Platform Workers’ Safety And Health

AWARE made a submission to the Ministry of Manpower’s Public Consultation on the definitions of Platform Operator and Platform Worker, treatment of a subcontracting scenario, and Platform Operators’ duties towards Platform Workers’ safety and health. Our recommendations addressing these issues: Expanding the definition of Platform Operators and Platform Workers to include a wider range of digital platforms, protection against discrimination and harassment, and transparent and fair payment systems.

AWARE’s Submission to the Public Consultation on Enhancing Online Safety For Users in Singapore

On 10 August 2022, AWARE made a submission to the Ministry of Communication and Information’s Public Consultation on Enhancing Online Safety For Users in Singapore. Our submission covered a wide range of issues relating to online harms, including technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV).

Singapore Alliance for Women in Ageing: Submission for Gender Equality Review

The Singapore Alliance for Women in Ageing (SAWA) is an alliance of four organisations (AWARE, Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura, Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations and the Tsao Foundation), established in 2018 to raise awareness about the gendered nature of ageing in Singapore. SAWA submitted a report to the government to give a voice to caregivers in the community and ensure that their views are adequately considered in the ongoing review of gender issues.

COVID-19 and the increase of domestic violence against women: OHCHR submission by AWARE

On 30 June 2020, AWARE made a submission to the the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women. Our submission focused on COVID-19 and the increase of domestic violence against women. Our submission highlighted the barriers that women in Singapore face in accessing support and justice during the pandemic—including a limit on court cases heard and a poor public understanding of domestic violence and intervention methods.

Members of the public join AWARE to call for wide-reaching policy changes in 2020 Budget submission