Singapore (The Republic of): Publications

October 2008 

• Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2008: driving competitiveness and prosperity with decent work - [pdf 955 KB]
  20 October 2008 - The fourth issue of the Labour and Social Trends series once again focuses on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The report presents an update in major trends in employment and social conditions and looks ahead to 2015 with informed projections, likely scenarios and their policy implications. (Report)
• Labour shortage responses in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia: a review and evaluation - [pdf 738 KB]
  13 October 2008 - This paper looks at the extent of and policy responses to the problem of labour shortage in the economies of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. The labour shortage has both economic and demographic roots in these economies, except in Malaysia where it is mainly of economic origin. ... (Working paper)