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Human Rights Watch says mobile location tracking programs used by govts. in the fight against Covid-19 pose serious risks to human rights
Singapore: Companies are slashing workforce; asking workers to take pay cuts due to pandemic
Author: Nabilah Awang, Today
"Survey shows 4% of companies in Singapore slashed workforce, another 21% looking to do the same", 30 April 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
Singapore: Grab unlikely to extend financial support to drivers, asks employees to go on voluntary unpaid leave
Author: South China Morning Post
"Coronavirus: Grab Singapore asks workers to go on voluntary unpaid leave", 30 April 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
- Related companies: Grab
Author: Rachel Knaebel, basta! (France)
"« Stop Covid » : une application de pistage du virus respectueuse des libertés est-elle possible ? ", 16 avril 2020...
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- Related in-depth areas: Pandémie de COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandémie de COVID-19 (Coronavirus) : Réponses apportées par les gouvernements et les entreprises Technology and Human Rights
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Singapore: Migrant workers live in fear following a surge of COVID-19 infections in cramped dormitories
Migrant workers live in fear following a surge of COVID-19 infections in cramped and filthy dormitories, making social distancing impossible. After reports emerged of unsanitary conditions, the Government said it was working to improve the situation....
Commentary: The coronavirus is eroding privacy as govt. increasingly use surveillance tools to monitor individuals
Author: Liza Lin & Timothy Martin, The Wall Street Journal
The Covid-19 pandemic is ushering in a new era of digital surveillance and rewiring the world’s sensibilities about data privacy. Governments are imposing new digital surveillance tools to track and monitor individuals... [S]ome privacy advocates are...
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- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Surveillance, censorship & privacy
Singapore migrant worker dormitories quarantined
Author: Sam Reeves & Catherine Lai, Asia Times
9 April 2020...
Singapore: Wilmar quits High Carbon Stock Approach; groups question its commitment to combat deforestation
Author: Hans Nicholas Jong, Mongabay
"Watchdogs lament palm oil giant Wilmar's exist from forest conservation alliance," 08 April 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia
- Related companies: Wilmar International
Singapore: 20,000 migrant workers quarantined in privately-run dormitories complain of poor conditions
Author: BBC
“Coronavirus: Singapore quarantines 20,000 migrant workers”, 06 April...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Migrant workers
Access Now gives recommendations on privacy and data protection during the COVID-19 crisis
Author: Estelle Massé, Access Now
"Recommendations on privacy and data protection in the fights against COVID-19", March 2020...[COVID-19] responses must promote public health, prevent discrimination, ensure access to reliable and timely information, defend unrestricted access to an...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Government & business response COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Human rights defenders & civic freedoms COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Surveillance, censorship & privacy Digital freedom Privacy Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
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