On Friday, 16 February 2024, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong delivered Budget Statement 2024 entitled “Building Our Shared Future Together”. While Budget Statement 2024 contains some very important measures,…
Earlier this month on 10 January 2024, the Singapore Parliament held a discussion on the motion of digital safety and inclusion. The motion was entitled “Building an Inclusive and Safe Digital Society” –…
“Climate justice focuses on the intersectionality and inequalities of climate change. Simply put, climate change affects the vulnerable communities more – be it lower income families, migrant workers, disabled communities … often times,…
On 1 September 2023, Singaporeans will head to the polls to cast their vote for President. What accessibilities are available at the polls for Singapore’s 2023 Presidential Elections (PE 2023) to assist you…
The Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness has recommended that part of Singapore’s upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) is to require employers to “put in place proper grievance handling processes, so that aggrieved employees…
While there are no recommendations by the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness to include reasonable accommodations provisions within Singapore’s upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) itself, the Tripartite Committee has recommended establishing a Tripartite…
The Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness has recommended that Singapore’s upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) limit its definition to direct discrimination, which they recommend defining as “making an adverse employment decision because of…
Earlier this month, the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness released its Final Report containing their final recommendations on what should be included in Singapore’s upcoming and first workplace anti-discrimination legislation – known as…
We at the Disabled People’s Association (DPA) Singapore thank SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and SG Enable for replying to our Forum letter on the need for SkillsFuture to be made more accessible. We acknowledge…
Earlier this year, DPA Research and Policy Manager, Max Soh interviewed deaf advocate, Jessica Mak. Jessica is a deaf advocate with years of experience advocating for deaf people in Singapore. Currently, she is…
