Despite the numerous issues in Singapore that other world leaders may find questionable, the city-state has been conferred some sort of award by the United Nations.
Singapore won first place in the 2015 United Nations Public Service Awards in the category of "Promoting Whole-of Government Approaches in the Information age" for the Asia-Pacific region.
The award recognises the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Central Provident Fund Board for their achievements in raising national awareness of and compliance with employment laws through the WorkRight initiative, which was launched in September 2012.
Their initiative aims to ensure that workers — especially low-wage earners — enjoy basic employment rights under the law, using creative communication channels through printed handbooks, broadcast and social media as well as flash mobs and live musical performances.
That's cool. Though it's unclear if the United Nations brought up Singapore's limited civil and political rights, as well as a lack of institutionalised basic protection for foreign domestic workers.
Photo: USAID U.S. Agency for International Development via Flickr
Despite the numerous issues in Singapore that other world leaders may find questionable, the city-state has been conferred some sort of award by the United Nations.
Singapore won first place in the 2015 United Nations Public Service Awards in the category of "Promoting Whole-of Government Approaches in the Information age" for the Asia-Pacific region.
The award recognises the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Central Provident Fund Board for their achievements in raising national awareness of and compliance with employment laws through the WorkRight initiative, which was launched in September 2012.
Their initiative aims to ensure that workers — especially low-wage earners — enjoy basic employment rights under the law, using creative communication channels through printed handbooks, broadcast and social media as well as flash mobs and live musical performances.
That's cool. Though it's unclear if the United Nations brought up Singapore's limited civil and political rights, as well as a lack of institutionalised basic protection for foreign domestic workers.
Photo: USAID U.S. Agency for International Development via Flickr