Mynmar's migrant workers to suffer as Singapore hikes worker levy

Myanmar Times
NEW rules introduced by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) could reduce job opportunities for Myanmar workers, overseas employment experts say.
It is estimated that 100,000 Myanmar nationals live and work in Singapore, the second- largest number of expatriate workers after Thailand, where about 1.2 million Myanmar workers live. Singapore has more than a million foreign workers, many in construction, of whom about 856,000 hold work permits. These are classified as either low-levy or high-levy workers. Full Story