China – Government launches campaign to boost employment for college graduates (Xinhua)

China has launched a campaign to offer employment services to college graduates to help them land jobs, reports Xinhua, citing the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The campaign, lasting from 28 November to 18 December, will organise a string of online and offline activities, including...

Philippines – House approves greater accountability for private employment agencies

The House of Representatives of the Philippines on Monday approved on third and final reading the measure seeking to impose greater responsibility and accountability on private employment agencies (PEAs) that hire and deploy domestic workers, according to the Philippine New Agency, the official government...

Asia Pacific – Jobs in Asia Pacific record modest recovery while future growth prospects remain challenging

Asia-Pacific’s labour markets have recorded a partial rebound from the impact of Covid-19 yet full recovery in the region remains elusive with conditions expected to remain difficult into 2023, according to a report from the International Labour Organisation.

The report found that employment numbers...

India – Quess Corp founder gives thoughts on the labour market (United News of India)

Quess Corp founder and Non-Executive Chairman Ajit Isaac said that India is reasonably decoupled from the rest of the world in terms of recessionary possibility and it will continue to see growth in a few years if current trends are an indication to go by.

In an interview with United News of India, Isaac...

Singapore – Most companies to raise wages between 2.1% to 4% (Jiji Press)

More than half of companies in Singapore will see employers raise salaries from 2.1% to 4% in 2023, reports Jiji Press, citing survey data from recruitment firm JAC Singapore. The survey was conducted from 17 October to 7 November. Responses from 143 companies were aggregated. The majority of responding...

China – Tongdao Liepin Group revenue slips 5.9% in Q3

Tongdao Liepin Group, previously known as Wise Talent Technology Services Co (6100:HKG), the operator of Chinese online recruitment platform Liepin.com, reported revenue Thursday of RMB 641.4 million (USD 89.1 million) for the three months ended 30 September 2022, a decrease of 5.9% when compared to...

South Korea – Number of temporary workers down 1.8% in October, unemployment rate improves to 2.4%

The number of temporary workers in South Korea reported a decline of 1.8% year over year to 4.76 million in October 2022, according to data from Statistics Korea.

When compared to the previous month the number of temporary workers in South Korea fell by 1.75%.

Labour market data from Statistics Korea showed...

Singapore – Government accepts recommendations by advisory committee to strengthen platform workers’ protections

Singapore’s government accepts all 12 recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Platform Workers.

The Advisory Committee on Platform Workers was convened in September 2021 to look into strengthening protections for Platform Workers in three areas of concern including:

1.     Ensuring...

Singapore – Over 1,200 layoffs reported from tech firms from July to November (The Straits Times)

Technology firms here reported 1,270 layoffs of resident workers from July to mid-November, reports The Straits Times, citing a statement by Manpower Minister Tan See Leng. The 1,270 figure is almost five times the 260 resident workers, comprising Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs,), laid off...

China - Protesting iPhone workers beaten by police

Videos have emerged of police officers in protective hazmat suits and armed with riot gear kicking and hitting staff at the Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou.

The disturbance is the latest development in a history of worker unrest at Foxconn, the biggest contract assembler of smartphones and other electronics...