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Aviation Industry Workers Pivot: From Cockpit to Coffeeshop, from Pilots to Hawkers

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 by T Natasha

As pilots, Mr Ken Chew and Mr Steven Goh have been flying for 25 and 15 years respectively. A long time. When the pandemic swept across the world, they, like many others in the aviation industry, were pretty much grounded. One day, while having a meal at Ghim Moh Road Market and Food Centre, they…

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A successful wedding amidst covid 19

Posted on November 21, 2020 by KK.O

To be able to plan a perfect wedding, our wedding planners advised us to plan for it a year in advance. We heeded their advice, however life is unpredictable, and the world was hit by covid-19. Our big day was planned to fall on autumn, as shown on our invitation cards. Alas, on the day…

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Ensuring a safer and healthier workplace for all workers

Posted on September 29, 2020 by T Natasha

More often than not, Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) are frequently overlooked as most of us tend to only associate it with workplace injuries and industrial accidents that happen at places like construction sites. However, in actual fact, Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) is more than just industrial accidents. It is also about injuries that…

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The Plight of Domestic Helpers – Who’s There to Help?

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 by T Natasha

Shin Min Daily News recently highlighted a case about a Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) who was illegally deployed to work at multiple locations by her employer. According to reports, this FDW had to perform the full extent of domestic work at four different households, and on top of that, doubled up as a cleaner in…

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Supporting Singaporeans Through the Pandemic

Posted on August 4, 2020 by T Natasha

Times have been hard for many Singaporeans with the Covid-19 situation. With two school-going children, Building Construction And Timber Industries Employees’ Union member Ananthi D/O Tharumarajoo, 42, is thankful to be able to receive $300 worth of e-vouchers through a new $6 million care and support programme launched by NTUC – NTUC Care Fund (e-Vouchers)….

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Minimum Wage From a Japanese Worker’s Viewpoint

Posted on July 5, 2020 by KK.O

Our Japanese writer, a hairstylist who has worked in Singapore for the last decade, tells us about a loophole in the Japanese minimum wage system.     I often get asked: “Do you have minimum wages in Japan?” The Japanese do but it does not make our lives easy. Let me talk about my hometown,…

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So What Is Minimum Wage, Progressive Wage and Living Wage?

Posted on July 2, 2020 by KK.O

This article explores the different models of income. Have a good read!   Minimum Wage A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration employers may legally pay to workers. It might not concern you if you are well paid, but supporters of the program claim that it guarantees a minimum income for low wage workers and…

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Climate Change and The GST

Posted on July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 by KK.O

GST aims to ensure the permanent sustainability of natural resource consumption increasing awareness. The catastrophic Australian bush fires, the New Zealand floods, the cyclones and hurricanes of Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines, the United States of America, Africa and India.  The devastating effects of the climatic changes could be felt by all of us including…

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Covid-19 Is Not The First Crisis Singapore Had Faced

Posted on July 1, 2020 by KK.O

The covid-19 crisis is not the first crisis Singapore had faced. Singapore’s openness exposes itself particularly to contagion via trade linkages.   1973: OIL SHOCK Members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, led by Saudi Arabia, cut oil production and shipments to the US and other countries perceived as supporting Israel in the…

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Covid-19 Will Cause The Most Destruction To The Middle Class

Posted on June 30, 2020 by KK.O

The covid-19 recession will hit the middle class hard and the middle class will suffer the most when retired. If you belong to the middle-income class, please read on. How much do you need for retirement? Financial experts have given a figure of around S$750,000 to S$1million. This looks like an amount that many of…

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