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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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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...