What’s up with sex workers in Singapore? A discourse on those trafficked

AWARE explores this discussion in Part 2 of our Roundtable series on sex workers.

Date: August 31, Wednesday
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: AWARE Centre (Block 5 Dover Crescent #01-22)

Last week, we heard about the decisions that sex workers make, their rationale for decisions made or not made and also gained an insight into the work of volunteers who suspend judgement and focus on reaching out to sex workers.

In this upcoming Roundtable Discussion, we come to grips with trafficking in the entertainment industry and how such individuals are supported.

This discussion outlines how labour and sex trafficking are being dealt with by the authorities in Singapore, focusing on the inadequacies of current legislation and system in giving due recourse and protection to trafficked victims and in punishing perpetrators of trafficking.

Speakers:

Noorashikin Abdul Rahman

The current vice-president of TWC2, an NGO concerned with the rights and welfare of migrant workers in Singapore. She has been a member of the board of TWC2 since it was first registered as a society in 2004. At TWC2, she has taken responsibility of various projects in diverse areas such as direct services, capacity-building, policy research and advocacy. Noor also has a doctorate in Social Sciences and has published several academic articles on migration and migrant domestic workers in Singapore.

Mark Goh

Chairperson of the Archdiocesan Commission for the pastoral care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ACMI)

Chair: Ms Braema Mathi

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Find out more about AWARE’s monthly Roundtable Discussions here.