This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 9 August 2022.
Recently, there were two reported incidents of migrant domestic workers with eldercare duties being convicted of harming their care recipients.
No act of violence against anyone, particularly against vulnerable indiv...
The landmark White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development, launched on 28 March 2022, has sparked a flurry of responses from the Singapore public, running the gamut from excitement to disappointment.
Accordingly, AWARE held an informal virtual town hall on Thursday, 14 April 2022, to allow ...
This letter was originally published to The Straits Times on 26 January 2022.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) echoes the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics' call for a review of the live-in rule for migrant domestic workers (Employers may find it hard...
Caregiving for someone with dementia is a huge undertaking, particularly when one is not adequately equipped to do so. M.E’s challenges in caring for the author’s mother are definitely not unique (Putting mum in a nursing home will be the last resort, Aug 16).
Many families in Singapore hire ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 29 July 2021.
29 July 2021 - Implement comprehensive sexuality education covering consent, violence and gender roles in all schools in Singapore. Place a legal obligation on employers to address workplace harassment. Impose a temporary,...
written by Danesha Shah, Elijah Tay and Kamalini K.
From 24 February to 8 March, a team of AWARE interns tuned in to watch Singapore's 2021 Budget and Committee of Supply (CoS) debates.
The CoS debates occur after the National Budget is announced. They comprise an examination into each min...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 29 December 2020.
Singaporean employers hiring Indonesian migrant domestic workers (MDWs) will soon take on the $3,000 placement fee previously borne by MDWs themselves (Employers to pay up to $3k more for new maids from Indones...
This post was originally published as a press release on 11 November 2020.
The struggles faced by both migrant domestic workers (MDWs) and caregivers for the elderly in Singapore have, separately, been mainstays in recent national conversation. Yet the stress faced by individuals for whom the...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 23 October 2020.
Caregiving places significant strain on one's finances, as well as physical and mental well-being. When caregivers experience burnout due to insufficient rest, they pose a risk to themselves and others (Caregivers need ...
