Foreign workers

Japan plans to scour social media to crack down on overstayers, illegal workers

Diners at Tokyo's Shibuya district on May 16. Japan’s crackdown on visa overstayers and illegal foreign workers comes at a time when it is taking in more foreign workers owing to labour shortages.

Forum: Move beyond viewing migrant workers through the lens of economic utility

Forum: Improving migrant workers’ lives does not necessarily involve a cost

Forum: Three practical measures can address issues faced by migrant workers

S’pore depends on migrant workers. Why do we accept conditions we would never tolerate ourselves?

Generic of construction workers at a construction site in Clementi on April 16, 2026. Can be used for stories on foreign workers, migrant workers, workplace safety

Site supervisor dies after bricks, canopy collapse on him at house near Upper Paya Lebar

Police officers and investigators at Jalan Usaha after bricks fell onto a worker at a construction site.

A teen noticed sacrifices of Indonesian helpers. His initiative to help now reaches beyond Singapore

Nathan Alexandro Tjhe (in white) with Indonesian domestic workers during a Peduli Initiative event.

Hungary's visa halt plan for non-EU workers alarms businesses

About 90 employers penalised every year for not giving domestic workers mandatory day off: MOM

Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said the “vast majority of employers” comply with the mandatory rest day.

Malaysia says it’s studying new migrant worker hiring system

The Ministry of Human Resources said such an approach would enable direct recruitment of workers and the recruitment costs would be borne entirely by employers.

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