As Singaporeans tire of rat race, incoming PM reimagines ‘Singapore Dream’

[ad_1] Singapore – For three decades, Singaporean corporate lawyer Gerald Yeo* chased the so-called Singapore Dream. He climbed the ranks to become general counsel, managing a team of lawyers on a six-figure monthly salary. Sometimes he would rack up 20...

EU parliament to back ban on forced labour with eye on China

[ad_1] Legislation is expected to be used to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region.European Union lawmakers are set to vote to ban products made using forced labour under a new law that has China in its sights, risking tensions with...

After leaving the grind in Asia, Filipino women find exploitation in Poland

[ad_1] Warsaw/Katowice, Poland – Not long after walking through the doors of an employment agency on the ninth floor of a skyscraper in Hong Kong, Stephanie* was captivated by the idea of working in Poland. Sitting on her bed in...

South Korea’s Yoon accuses doctors of running ‘cartel’ as strike drags on

[ad_1] Yoon pledges not to back down on plans to increase medical school admissions.South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged not to back down on plans to increase medical school admissions as he accused striking doctors of operating as a...

Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards

[ad_1] Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Piedmont, Italy – One of the first words that Sajo* learned in the Langhe, Italy’s northeastern wine country, was “Anduma!” In Piedmontese, the language spoken in the Piedmont...

Will a four-day work week solve Germany’s labour shortage?

[ad_1] Germany, Europe’s industrial powerhouse, is struggling with a critical labour shortage. By some estimates, two million jobs across the economy are vacant, and half of the country’s companies are unable to find enough workers. Faced with this crisis, dozens...

India’s iPhone factory is keeping women workers isolated

[ad_1] In January 2020, seven women from a small village in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district travelled to Chennai for a job interview. Among them was M Radha, then 21 years old. The daughter of farmers, she had studied until Class...