The term “trafficking” attracts funding, but it obscures how trafficking-like practices are already part of regular labour migration processes for both men and women. … More What we can learn from listening to victims of “trafficking”
Trafficking cases in Indonesia are ‘skyrocketing’, but are increasing numbers of women really put into peril, or are moralist politics at play?… More Do Indonesian women want to be ‘rescued’ from ‘trafficking’?
Do Bangladeshi migrant workers feel like their lives have improved at the end of their migration sojourns in Singapore? The answers are mixed, and lead to the start: Sumon still waiting to change his fate.… More At the end, in the beginning
When a worker is injured, he is cast into limbo, where he must tread water for months, or even years, waiting. Not allowed to work, Mostafa waits for the compensation payout: what he calls the lottery of his life.… More The lottery of my life
With tight project deadlines, a lack of safety regulation standards, fatigued workers and the chasm of debt yawning beneath workers’ feet, it is not surprising that accidents happen—and happen often.… More In Singapore, cannot talk loud
The bald facts: our survey shows that Bangladeshi construction workers are, on average, at least SGD $6,394 in debt when they arrive in Singapore. Most earn SGD $24 or less per day. … More Light wallets, full hearts
A LinkedIn-style platform for migrant domestic workers seeking new employers in Singapore? It’s already happening. … More It’s a match
Months of preparation have led to this moment — when Indonesian domestic workers meet a Singaporean agent for the first time, in the hopes of gaining a job in the Lion City. … More The making(s) of a domestic worker
Stories of the foreign intimate, the faraway near, the familiar alien. Asia Research Institute’s Asia Trends 2015 symposium featured a photo exhibition and talks about migrant workers. … More The faraway near: how migrant workers cross borders