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Singapore Labour Regulations Foreign domestic workers need rest, too By Emily Allen and Nisha Varia Published in The Straits Times Today as many of us celebrate May Day with a break from our jobs, others in Singapore are expected to work through the day. In fact, foreign domestic workers often work through all holidays. Far too many of them work every day of the week, every week of the year, without a single day of rest. May 1, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version UAE: Meetings Should Address Migrant Workers’ Rights When labor ministers from 22 Asian and Middle Eastern countries meet in Abu Dhabi this week to discuss Asian contract migrant workers, they should address widespread violations of migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today. January 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Letter to Governments in Asia and the Middle East on International Migrants' Day Migrants’ Groups Call for Key Reforms We are writing on December 18, 2007, International Migrants’ Day, to call upon you to implement key reforms to respect and uphold migrants’ rights. On January 21-22, 2008, the United Arab Emirates will host the latest round of the “Colombo Process,” a series of regional consultative processes focused on Asian contract migrant workers. We believe this meeting could provide an important stepping stone to establishing regional minimum standards regarding recruitment, employment, and protection of migrant workers. December 17, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Asian Migrant Workers Abandoned to Abuse Migrants’ Groups Call for Key Reforms on International Migrants Day Governments in Asia and the Middle East must take stronger action to fight rampant abuse against migrant workers, several migrants’ and human rights groups said in a joint letter on the eve of December 18, International Migrants’ Day. December 17, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong The ASEAN Charter Human Rights Watch wrote a letter to ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong urging him and other ASEAN Foreign Ministers to establish specific deadlines for implementing a binding human rights mechanism as part of the new Charter. November 15, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Singapore: Release Opposition Party Leader Grant Family Access and Information Singapore opposition leader Dr. Chee Soon Juan is being arbitrarily detained for exercising his right to free expression and should be immediately and unconditionally released, Human Rights Watch said today. In the meantime, Chee should be transferred from the prison ward in Singapore’s Changi General Hospital to the hospital’s regular in-patient facilities to ensure he receives appropriate medical care and is released home to complete his recuperation. December 8, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Domestic Workers Abused Worldwide Report Spotlights Violence and Slavelike Conditions in 12 Countries Domestic workers face a wide range of grave abuses and labor exploitation, including physical and sexual abuse, forced confinement, non-payment of wages, denial of food and health care and excessive working hours with no rest days, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. July 26, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Swept Under the Rug Abuses against Domestic Workers Around the World
HRW Index No.: C1807 July 26, 2006 Report Download PDF, 470 KB, 95 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Singapore: New Contract Shortchanges Domestic Workers No Weekly Rest Days or Caps on Huge Fees Singapore’s new standard contract for migrant domestic workers perpetuates discriminatory treatment and their exclusion from basic protections, Human Rights Watch said today. The contract clarifies service charges and refund policies for employers, but does not guarantee a weekly day off for workers or cap excessive recruitment fees. July 21, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Singapore: New Contract Fails Domestic Workers No Weekly Rest Days or Caps on Fees Singapore’s new standard contract for migrant domestic workers fails to provide them basic protections such as a weekly day off or caps on excessive recruitment fees, said Human Rights Watch today. May 31, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Singapore: Domestic Workers Suffer Grave Abuses Migrant Women Face Debt Burden and Exploitation Women migrant domestic workers in Singapore suffer grave abuses including physical and sexual violence, food deprivation, and confinement in the workplace, said Human Rights Watch in a new report released today. December 7, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Maid to Order Ending Abuses Against Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore
HRW Index No.: C1710 December 7, 2005 Report Download PDF, 614 KB, 126 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Letter to Dr. Ng Eng Hen Minister of Manpower, Singapore We are writing in response to the statements issued by the Ministry of Manpower regarding our recently published report, Maid to Order: Ending Abuses against Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore. These statements claim that the report "grossly exaggerates the abuse and lack of rights of foreign domestic workers in Singapore" and that these workers "receive full protection under Singapore's laws." We stand by our findings, for the reasons outlined below. December 7, 2005 Letter Printer friendly version Global Progress on Banning Landmines United States Gets Mixed Review Eighteen countries destroyed their stockpiles of antipersonnel mines in the past year, according to the annual global report by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), released today in Washington, D.C. September 9, 2003 Press Release Printer friendly version Asian Security Talks Risk Giving Green Light to Repression Human Rights Abused in Name of Fighting Terrorism Asian regional security talks taking place in Cambodia this week may encourage human rights abuses in the name of fighting terrorism, Human Rights Watch warned today in a letter to participating governments. June 16, 2003 Press Release Printer friendly version Singapore: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers There are under-18s in government armed forces as voluntary recruits are accepted from the age of 16. June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report Singapore: Landmine Monitor Report 2000 Key developments since March 1999: Singapore was one of 12 non-signatories to attend the First Meeting of States Parties, and one of 17 non-signatories to vote in favor of the December 1999 UNGA resolution in support of the Mine Ban Treaty. Singapore has not acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty. The Permanent Secretary for the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Landmine Monitor in May 2000, "There has been no change to Singapore's position on the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT).... Singapore will continue to support all initiatives against the indiscriminate use of anti-personnel mines." August 1, 2000 Multi Country Report
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