Singapore Plans Law to Support Gig Workers’ Retirement Needs
Gig-economy workers are also known as platform workers as they rely on online ride-hailing or food-delivery companies such as Grab, Deliveroo Plc. and Lalamove to connect them with consumers for their services.
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Singapore will introduce a new law this year that will help so-called gig-economy workers plan for their retirement needs and get work injury protection, Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng said.
“No Singaporean will be left behind, especially vulnerable workers,” Tan said in his May Day message published on Saturday. “This is a landmark move in employment legislation, and we are one of the first in the world to do so.”