Title
Year
Author
"Thrown away like a banana leaf": precarity of labour and precarity of place for Tamil migrant construction workers in Singapore
"Thrown away like a banana leaf": precarity of labour and precarity of place for Tamil migrant construction workers in Singapore
2019
Hamid, Wajihah
Tutt, Dylan
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Hamid, Wajihah Tutt, Dylan |
Title |
"Thrown away like a banana leaf": precarity of labour and precarity of place for Tamil migrant construction workers in Singapore |
Source Title | Construction Management and Economics |
Publication Date | 2019 |
DOI | |
Subject |
Construction workers -- Singapore Foreign workers, East Indian -- Singapore Tamil (Indic people) -- Singapore |
Page | 513-536 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 9 |
Description |
Despite labouring for three decades in Singapore, and being connected to the existing Tamil diasporic community there, Tamil migrant construction workers have been left out of state rhetoric and face economic marginalization and social exclusion. In this article, we draw on rich ethnographic data on their everyday experiences of working construction and living in Singapore, and we espouse the distinctive qualities and mission of ethnographically-informed methodologies to enact change in this space. The methods include in-depth interviews with 11 Tamil labourers, and the subsequent use of worker photo diaries, known as auto-photography, with a total of 108 photographs taken. All the participants either worked construction, were on medical leave, or were seeking compensation after workplace injury. The analysis of the interview data develops themes around precarity and discrimination on construction sites (precarity of work), and the exclusory social practices experienced by workers in their offsite world (precarity of place). Following the goals of decolonized research, our innovative methods have enabled Tamil construction workers to present their lives through their own lens. By involving migrant construction workers, we identify new sites of inquiry and knowledge in examining the inequalities and injustices they face. |
“We are all migrant workers”: commonality of Bangladeshi migrants’ experiences in Singapore amidst COVID-19
“We are all migrant workers”: commonality of Bangladeshi migrants’ experiences in Singapore amidst COVID-19
2022
Chattoraj, Diotima
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Chattoraj, Diotima |
Title |
“We are all migrant workers”: commonality of Bangladeshi migrants’ experiences in Singapore amidst COVID-19 |
Source Title | International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies |
Publication Date | 2022 |
DOI |
https://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.21315/Ijaps2022.18.2.2 |
Subject |
Foreign workers, Bangladeshi -- Singapore Foreign workers, Bangladeshi -- Housing -- Singapore COVID-19 (Disease) -- Transmission -- Singapore COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Singapore |
Page | 9-36 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
restrictedAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 2 |
Abstract |
The number of COVID-19 infections in Singapore has increased dramatically since January 2020, with tens of thousands of cases linked to clusters in migrant workers’ (MWs) dormitories. The government planned to isolate the dormitories, conduct COVID-19 tests regularly, and relocate symptomatic individuals into quarantine facilities in order to combat the spread. Despite this, the majority of them were locked in their dormitories, living in tight conditions where social distancing is a myth. This research explores how COVID-19 has impacted the lives of these workers in several ways and illustrates the experiences these migrants have during the pandemic. The emphasis is on low-skilled workers from Bangladesh, who are vulnerable to COVID-19 in a variety of ways. This study used the theory of commonality to explain the diverse experiences of Singapore employees. The data demonstrate the shared hardships of commonality they accepted during COVID-19. Apart from their families, they face a life of uncertainty and anguish in the dorms, stating that commonality is felt and embodied individually while collectively negotiated and enacted. Despite the fact that their lives are filled with uncertainty and worry, they are happy and comfortable in Singapore because of how the government has taken care of them during times of crisis. © 2022 Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. All rights reserved. |
21 years of the National Wages Council (1972-1992)
21 years of the National Wages Council (1972-1992)
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
National Wages Council (Singapore) |
Title |
21 years of the National Wages Council (1972-1992) |
Publication Date | 1992 |
Publisher | Singapore : Ministry of Labour |
Call Number | HD5085.12 Sna |
Subject |
National Wages Council (Singapore) Wages -- Government policy -- Singapore Wages and labor productivity -- Singapore |
Page | 110 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Book |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
A clean bill of health: Filipinas as domestic workers in Singapore
A clean bill of health: Filipinas as domestic workers in Singapore
2004
Iyer, Avanti
Devasahayam, Theresa W.
Yeoh, Brenda S. A.
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Iyer, Avanti Devasahayam, Theresa W. Yeoh, Brenda S. A. |
Title |
A clean bill of health: Filipinas as domestic workers in Singapore |
Source Title | Asian and Pacific Migration Journal |
Publication Date | 2004 |
DOI |
http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/011719680401300102 |
Call Number | JV8490 APM |
Subject |
Foreign workers, Philippine -- Health aspects -- Singapore Women household employees -- Health aspects -- Singapore Women household employees -- Health and hygiene -- Singapore Women household employees -- Health behavior -- Singapore Women household employees -- Medical care -- Singapore Health surveys -- Singapore |
Page | 11-38 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 31 |
Issue | 1 |
A projection for labour demand and supply in Singapore to 1985
A projection for labour demand and supply in Singapore to 1985
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Ker, Sin Tze |
Title |
A projection for labour demand and supply in Singapore to 1985 |
Source Title | Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science |
Publication Date | 1977 |
DOI |
http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/080382477X00056 |
Call Number | H8 SAS |
Subject |
Labor policy -- Singapore |
Page | 55-65 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 5 |
Issue | 1-2 |
A woman to warm my heart': low-wage mainland Chinese migrant men, thrift and desires for intimacy in Singapore
A woman to warm my heart': low-wage mainland Chinese migrant men, thrift and desires for intimacy in Singapore
2019
Ang, Sylvia
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Ang, Sylvia |
Title |
A woman to warm my heart': low-wage mainland Chinese migrant men, thrift and desires for intimacy in Singapore |
Source Title | Journal of Intercultural Studies |
Publication Date | 2019 |
DOI |
http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2019.1598953 |
Call Number | JV6006 JIS |
Subject |
Men -- Singapore Foreign workers, Chinese -- Singapore Chinese -- Singapore -- Ethnic identity Intimacy (Psychology) -- Singapore Masculinity -- Singapore |
Page | 287-301 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 3 |
Description |
This paper aims to contribute by investigating Chinese masculinities outside of China but in a non-Western setting. The arrival of low-wage migrants from China into Singapore’s majority-‘Chinese’ population not only enables an investigation of the hierarchies of Chinese masculinities but also unsettles the ‘Chinese’ ethnic category. |
Absorbing temporary foreign workers: the experience of Singapore
Absorbing temporary foreign workers: the experience of Singapore
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Pang, Eng Fong |
Title |
Absorbing temporary foreign workers: the experience of Singapore |
Source Title | Asian and Pacific Migration Journal |
Publication Date | 1992 |
DOI | |
Call Number | JV8490 APM |
Subject |
Alien labor -- Singapore Singapore -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy Labor supply -- Singapore Labor policy -- Singapore |
Page | 495-509 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 |
Bangladeshi migration to Singapore a process-oriented approach
Bangladeshi migration to Singapore a process-oriented approach
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Rahman, Md Mizanur |
Title |
Bangladeshi migration to Singapore a process-oriented approach |
Publication Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Singapore: Springer |
Call Number | HD8769.2 Rah 2017 |
Subject |
Foreign workers, Bangladeshi -- Singapore Migrant labor -- Bangladesh Bangladesh -- Emigration and immigration Singapore -- Emigration and immigration |
Page | xx, 198 |
Language | English |
URI |
http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2F978-981-10-3858-7 |
Content Type | Book |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
restrictedAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Description |
This book examines international labour migrants in the context of South–South migration with a focus on Bangladeshi migration to Singapore. Two principal questions in the South–South migration are addressed: Why and how individuals migrate for work; and what impact this temporary form of migration has for migrants and their families. The book adopts a relatively new methodological approach to labour migration by linking different phases that migrants undergo in the migration process and by combining migrants in the host country with their families in the origin country. This is achieved through identifying and addressing six key areas: (i) migration policy, (ii) social imperatives of migration (iii) recruitment, (iv) social worlds of the migrants, (v) remittance process, and finally, (vi) family development dynamics. This book introduces the bari to migration research as a unit of analysis over and above individual and family units. The book reveals how social and cultural forces both initiate and perpetuate migration, and later on influence bari dynamics. |
Behind close doors: trafficking into domestic servitude in Singapore
Behind close doors: trafficking into domestic servitude in Singapore
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Clarke, Libby |
Title |
Behind close doors: trafficking into domestic servitude in Singapore |
Source Title | Equal Rights Review |
Publication Date | 2013 |
DOI |
https://www.equalrightstrust.org/ertdocumentbank/ERR10_art2.pdf |
Call Number | JC585 Equ 2013 |
Subject |
Women domestics -- Singapore Human trafficking -- Singapore |
Page | 33-58 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Volume | 10 |
Beneath the miracle: labor subordination in the new Asian industrialism
Beneath the miracle: labor subordination in the new Asian industrialism
Collection | Labour, Trade Unions & Industrial Relations |
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Author/Creator |
Deyo, Frederic C. |
Title |
Beneath the miracle: labor subordination in the new Asian industrialism |
Publication Date | 1989 |
Publisher | Berkeley, CA : University of California Press |
Call Number | HD8767 Eas.D |
Subject |
Industrial relations -- East Asia Labor movement -- East Asia Labor unions -- East Asia |
Page | 259 |
Language | English |
Content Type | Book |
Object Type |
Text |
Terms of Use |
openAccess |
Repository | NUS Libraries |
Description |
Focuses on trade unions and the labour movement in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea |
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