Tag: Migrant Workers

2010: A special commendation for Constance Singam

In 2010, on the occasion of AWARE's 25th anniversary, a special commendation was given to Ms Constance Singam, in recognition of her outstanding Contributions to the leadership of AWARE and its standing in civil society. Constance Singam has served AWARE for more than two decades. She was Pr...

Parliament Primer: Little red dot deals with global labour flow

The following is an excerpt of the debate on tackling human trafficking and protecting foreign domestic workers, which took place during the March 1 and March 5 sittings of Parliament. HUMAN TRAFFICKING Christopher de Souza Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Last year marked t...

Parliament Primer: The foreign factor

The problem of human trafficking - including sex trafficking - and the rights of foreign women married to Singaporean husbands were discussed during the Nov 21 to 22 sitting of Parliament. The following is a summary of the key points. HUMAN TRAFFICKING In response to a question by Member of Parl...

Helping sex workers, fighting sex trafficking

In 2 separate Roundtable Discussions, experts shared their experiences of combating the prejudice and exploitation that plague the world's oldest profession. With all the cultural baggage that surrounds sex work, it can be hard for many people to focus on the ‘work’ part of sex work. But sex ...

Singapore government’s CEDAW delegation reports to the UN

The following are some highlights from the Singapore government’s responses to questions posed by the United Nations’ CEDAW Committee on July 22 On anti-discrimination legislation While Singapore lacks specific legislation prohibiting discrimination based on gender, article XII of its ...

Our CEDAW team speaks at the United Nations

This year marks the third time that AWARE is submitting a Shadow Report to the United Nations committee on the Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). On July 18, our CEDAW team made their presentation to the UN CEDAW Committee at the UN headquarters in...

Our response to “Singapore toughens stance on human trafficking”

AWARE’s Letter to the Straits Times Forum Page, published June 14, 2011 We refer to the report “Singapore toughens its stance on human trafficking” ( ST June 11). We are very heartened to learn that the government intends to sign the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Puni...

Everyone Needs a Day Off

By John Gee, President, TWC2 GET THIS POSTER. IT'S FREE. Pick up a copy at either AWARE or the TWC2 office. Details below. Some things seem so obvious that they should not need any justification. Everyone needs time off work? Of course they do: what is there to explain? This common sense ap...