Singaporean workers rate as one of the hardest workers in the world - the International Labour Organisation's assessment between 2008 and 2009 attest to this fact - Singapore workers clock up the highest amount of hours worked per week; even so, we find ourselves to only be rewarded by a decline in real wage (-1 per cent). The decline in wages, buttressed with recent evidence from credible international institutions, bears testimony to the reality that the Singaporean worker is living in a very pressured society. Full Story
Singapore: Post-May Day reflections
Aliran, 5 Jun 2010
Singaporean workers rate as one of the hardest workers in the world - the International Labour Organisation's assessment between 2008 and 2009 attest to this fact - Singapore workers clock up the highest amount of hours worked per week; even so, we find ourselves to only be rewarded by a decline in real wage (-1 per cent). The decline in wages, buttressed with recent evidence from credible international institutions, bears testimony to the reality that the Singaporean worker is living in a very pressured society. Full Story
Singaporean workers rate as one of the hardest workers in the world - the International Labour Organisation's assessment between 2008 and 2009 attest to this fact - Singapore workers clock up the highest amount of hours worked per week; even so, we find ourselves to only be rewarded by a decline in real wage (-1 per cent). The decline in wages, buttressed with recent evidence from credible international institutions, bears testimony to the reality that the Singaporean worker is living in a very pressured society. Full Story
