Panel urges help for 'vulnerable' workers as job losses loom

Singapore

LOW-WAGE workers and freelancers in the gig economy have been identified as vulnerable groups in the labour market, as the spectre of unemployment looms over Singapore.

Broader employer insurance, government-funded sick leave and an early drawdown of Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings were among the possible solutions debated at a virtual Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) roundtable on Wednesday evening.

Though "we are always going to have vulnerable segments of the economy", the question is how to improve the training and deployment of workers, sa…

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