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Singapore labor rights
![A Lorry Ride With Singapore’s Migrant Workers A Lorry Ride With Singapore’s Migrant Workers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-10-135708.jpg)
A Lorry Ride With Singapore’s Migrant Workers
By Ada Cheong
Singapore is virtually the only remaining first-world country where it is legal for migrant workers to be ferried on lorries, a vehicle designed for cargo rather than passengers.
![Renewed Debates over the Safety of Lorry Rides for Singapore’s Migrant Workers Renewed Debates over the Safety of Lorry Rides for Singapore’s Migrant Workers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-15-225837.jpg)
Renewed Debates over the Safety of Lorry Rides for Singapore’s Migrant Workers
By Robin Vochelet
A recent series of road accidents has once again raised questions about the treatment of the city-state's large population of foreign laborers.
![Who Gets to Speak for Migrant Workers in Singapore? Who Gets to Speak for Migrant Workers in Singapore?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-13-022313.jpg)
Who Gets to Speak for Migrant Workers in Singapore?
By Robin Vochelet
Last month, the city-state canceled the work permit of a Bangladeshi laborer who had become an outspoken advocate of Singapore's migrant worker population.
![‘Just a Maid’: Report Highlights Emotional Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore ‘Just a Maid’: Report Highlights Emotional Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-24-014437.jpg)
‘Just a Maid’: Report Highlights Emotional Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore
By Sebastian Strangio
Workers, most of them from the Philippines, reported being subject to threats, intimidation, and invasion of privacy.
![Singapore’s Maids: No Respite? Singapore’s Maids: No Respite?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/12419_52538537a1025.jpg)
Singapore’s Maids: No Respite?
Despite new legislation, progress on rights for Singapore’s foreign domestic workers remains slow.
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