Improving working conditions in Japan’s agriculture sector
Author: Yusaku Yoshikawa, JIN Corporation In 2019, the Japanese government introduced the Work Style Reform Law which sought to increase…
Lifting the veil on India’s invisible migrant workers
Author: Shareen Joshi, Georgetown University Ninety per cent of Indian workers earn their livelihoods in the informal sector, lacking job…
Southeast Asia’s tech take-off and layoffs
Author: Faizal Bin Yahya, NUS 2022 saw big tech companies retrench thousands of workers globally. The trend highlights that the…
Southeast Asia’s tech industry goes from a gallop to a canter
Author: Giulia Ajmone Marsan, ERIA After a couple of years of spectacular growth, tech start-ups and tech giants alike are…
Revitalising Japan’s rice industry means targeting export markets
Author: Yusaku Yoshikawa, JIN Corporation Recent international incidents like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are forcing countries to…
Migrant workers needed to fill critical skill gaps in Indonesia
Authors: Wayne Palmer, Bielefeld University and Nicola Piper, Queen Mary University of London In August 2022, there were 104,230 foreign…
Debate over Thailand’s minimum wage rages
Author: Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, Ramkhamhaeng University From 1 October 2022, Thailand’s daily minimum wage has increased throughout the country by 5–8…
Dwindling economic opportunities for China’s youth fuels discontent
Author: Kevin Lin, Asian Labour Review College students and youth had been key participants in a weekend of protests across…
Has Singapore’s tech industry got talent?
Author: Faizal Bin Yahya, NUS COVID-19 border closures disrupted Singapore’s connectivity with global trading and business networks. Foreign professionals who…
Can Pakistan avoid becoming an international basket case?
Author: Feisal Khan, Hobart and William Smith Colleges The infelicitous phrase ‘international basket case’ might better apply to Pakistan today…