ARTICLES

27 Jan 2023

Locating Working Class Women in Indonesia’s Halal Economy

Diatyka Widya Permata Yasih|Inaya Rakhmani

Working-class women of the Muslim faith, who are among Indonesia’s most vulnerable and lack access to public healthcare and other services, have something to teach the powers that be about true Islamic governance.

Indonesia Labour Market

22 Nov 2022

Thailand’s Long-Term Resident Visa for Global Talent and Wealthy Residents: Aiming Too High?

Sivarin Lertpusit

Thailand’s latest move to attract global investment and talent might be a step too little, too late, given its slow start off the blocks and its unimpressive record on innovative visa schemes.

10 Aug 2022

Time for Vietnam to Apply Minimum Wage to Gig Economy Workers

Joe Buckley

On paper, gig workers appear to be paid more than their salaried worker counterparts in Vietnam. But the former have to work for longer hours and do not have access to the same benefits enjoyed by the latter. As such, the proposed raise in minimum wage should be applied to gig workers too.

Labour Market Vietnam Vietnamese Economy

6 Jul 2022

Vietnam’s App-based Driver Protests Surge amidst Rising Petrol Prices

Joe Buckley

Collective strikes by app-based drivers in Vietnam are using strategies previously employed by workers from more traditional sectors. As petrol prices rise, the heat is on the app companies to respond to growing demands for change.

Labour Market Vietnam Vietnamese Economy

6 Jun 2022

App-based Drivers in Vietnam: More Workers than Contractors

Joe Buckley

There has been a vigorous debate in Vietnam as to whether drivers for digital platforms are workers or contractors. They should be classified as the former.

Digitalisation Labour Exploitation Labour Market Vietnam Vietnamese Economy

1 Jun 2022

Malaysia’s Nationwide Minimum Wage Omits Crucial Regional Differences

Tham Siew Yean|Kevin Zhang

One of the key goals of a minimum wage is to provide employees with a wage that can sustain their basic livelihood. Therefore, a more appropriate minimum wage scale should create several tiers where wages are calibrated according to state or regional differences.

Labour Market Malaysia Malaysian Economy

4 Feb 2022

Adjusting Towards a Digital Economy: The Critical Role of Labour Mobility

Jayant Menon

The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the move towards a digital economy, as well as other aspects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. There are fears that this accelerated transition will exacerbate wealth inequalities both within countries and regionally.

Digitalisation Economic Planning Industry 4.0 Labour Market

Visitors queuing at the immigration counter after passing through health screening at the Changi

12 Jan 2021

Mobilising Skilled Labour in ASEAN

Shankaran Nambiar

Removing national barriers to skilled labour mobility in ASEAN is difficult. RCEP and the AQRF can help.

ASEAN Labour Market RCEP

17 Aug 2020

Malaysia: Mass Unemployment Averted, But Potential Hazards Ahead

Lee Hwok-Aun

Malaysia’s labour market has seen a slightly rosier outlook in June. But broad indicators – under-utilisation of employment insurance and large companies under strain – signal that the country is not out of the woods yet.

Labour Market Malaysia

30 Mar 2020

Malaysia: Land of the (Increasingly) Self Employed

Michael Schaper

The ranks of self-employed individuals in Malaysia has swelled in recent years. The government has to do more to facilitate the growth of such one-person operations

Labour Market Malaysia Malaysian Economy