Singapore resources

September 2020

  1. Sixth Technical Meeting of Focal Specialists on International Labour Migration Statistics in ASEAN

    17 September 2020

    This meeting discusses international labour migration data statistics and brings together representatives from national governments, the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Statistics, and ILO.

  2. Familiar strangers

    The negative attitudes towards migrant workers can be eliminated by social inclusion, interaction with migrant workers, and engagement with migrant communities. It's time to appreciate and come to understand migrant workers. We are all equal.

  3. International Conference to Commemorate International Migrants Day

    17 December 2020

    The Asian Research Center for Migration (ARCM) at the institute of Asian Studies (IAS), Chulalongkorn University is organising its annual international conference to commemorate International Migrants Day on the 17th December 2020. This year’s theme examines the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on migration, mobility and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Thailand, ASEAN and beyond.

  4. National Tripartite Preparatory Workshops for the 13th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

    14 September - 4 November 2020

    National tripartite preparatory workshops for the 13th AFML will be held in several ASEAN Member States to take stock on the progress of stakeholders in implementing the previous AFML recommendations and to discuss the themes of the 13th AFML.

  5. 13th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

    10 - 12 November 2020

  6. Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on women migrant workers

    Background paper presented at the inter-regional meeting "Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on women migrant workers" held on 3-4 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand

  7. © ILO 2024
    ILO welcomes Singapore port’s new measures to help seafarers and ease crew rotations

    Singapore has brought in new measures to facilitate the safe rotation of crews at its port, while protecting ships and the local community.

June 2020

  1. Concept Note and Agenda

  2. Online Consultation on a “Manual for Trade Unionists on Organizing Women Migrant Workers”

    24 June 2020

    On 24 June 2020 the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC), with support from International Labour Organization’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific through the Safe and Fair Programme (SAF, an ILO-UN Women joint programme funded by the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative), organized a virtual consultation with ATUC affiliates.

  3. COVID-19 and women migrant workers in ASEAN

    This brief explores the multi-dimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women migrant workers in and from the ASEAN region. While women migrant workers in the ASEAN region strive to protect their livelihoods and their health, COVID-19 has presented them with a health crisis, compounded by detrimental impacts on freedom from violence and harassment, employment, income, social protection, access to services, and access to justice. This brief outlines the critical programmatic and policy responses needed. ILO-UN Women Safe and Fair Programme, as part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, is committed to ensuring women migrant workers’ rights are protected and they receive support when and where they need it.