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Article

9 Feb 2011

Author:
China Labour Bulletin [Hong Kong]

Hired on Sufferance: China's migrant workers in Singapore

...an estimated 200,000 Chinese migrant workers in Singapore...work...long hours for low pay in frequently hazardous conditions. Many...endure abuse, discrimination and violations of their rights but few can obtain legal redress. Their movements, behaviour and even their "moral conduct," are tightly controlled by their boss, who can terminate their employment and send them back to China at anytime and without any justification. A new research report published today by China Labour Bulletin systematically examines the entire process by which mainland Chinese workers are recruited, employed and, when no longer needed in Singapore, repatriated...CLB calls on Singapore to abolish its employer-sponsored work visa policy, which gives employers excessive power and control over foreign workers, and calls on China to tighten its monitoring and supervision of the country's...labour export business.

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