Migrating out of Poverty partner - Asia Research Institute (ARI) - within the National University of Singapore (NUS) is holding a dissemination event / forum / discussion around recent research on the migration industry in Singapore. Kellynn Wee and Charmian Goh will be initiating and leading the discussion around the following:

• The Employment Agencies Act mandates that a domestic worker should only pay two months' salary as a service fee to her Singapore agent. 

• Why do domestic workers often end up paying 7-9 months of salary deductions? 

• What are some common employment agency models in Singapore and how does this affect the way that migrant domestic workers are recruited, matched, and treated? 

• What exactly are the costs and fees involved in the case of new hires, replacements, and transfers? What impact does this have on migrant domestic workers?

Transient Workers Count 2 Research Forum

The Migration Industry in Singapore

Kellynn Wee & Charmian Goh of the Asia Research Institute, NUS

Thursday, 18th Aug 2016

7:30pm-9:30pm

TWC2 Office, #09-86, Golden Mile Complex, 5001 Beach Road

Singapore

Please forward/publicise to those you may know in networks for and in Singapore. Thanks!

The TWC2 Research Sub-Committee hosts a monthly forum for the sharing of migrant worker research. This is an informal event where TWC2 Research Sub-Committee members and others present research at various stages of completion. This is aimed at civil society organisations but open to all.

By: Allison Baldasare
Last updated: Monday, 1 August 2016