Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The Visible Man: An FBI Target Puts His Whole Life Online
Wired
An interesting way of dealing with police surveillance, worth looking into...
An interesting way of dealing with police surveillance, worth looking into...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Amnesty International Report 2007
Singapore
Still reading through the section on Singapore...hope to do a comprehensive monitoring report based on international statistics...still in draft stage at the moment.
Still reading through the section on Singapore...hope to do a comprehensive monitoring report based on international statistics...still in draft stage at the moment.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
SAF Act amendment
TODAY reported on the amendment of the Singapore Armed Forces Act, which "seeks to amend the Singapore Armed Forces Act (Cap. 295) to enable the Singapore Armed Forces to be deployed in aid of civilian authorities for specified purposes or in specified events." as stated in the explanatory statement in the Bill (PDF).
sgwatchDOG hopes that this is not the start of the slide down the slippery slope towards the use of the military to arrest citizens.
The proceedings are recorded in the Hansard.
The Straits Times also has an article on this issue.
last updated: 10th August 2007
sgwatchDOG hopes that this is not the start of the slide down the slippery slope towards the use of the military to arrest citizens.
The proceedings are recorded in the Hansard.
The Straits Times also has an article on this issue.
last updated: 10th August 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Global net censorship 'growing'
BBC NEWS | Technology |
News on censorship, which threatens the egalitarian nature of the internet. The Singapore country profile can be found here.
News on censorship, which threatens the egalitarian nature of the internet. The Singapore country profile can be found here.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
human rights awards
http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGIOR800012007
Besides the good news regarding the awards, another plus point is the
number of human rights organisations involved in this.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
The Cost of...
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Documentary Archive
Many consumers are realising that the once simple method of choosing the cheapest product on offer is no longer so simple. Low prices may be an indication of abuse of labour rights of workers in the country of manufacture.
越来越多消费者在购买产品时，已了解到用最低廉的价格来选择产品已经不在那么简单。低廉的价格可能是因为制造产品的员工的薪金与福利不符合国际的劳工标准。
Many consumers are realising that the once simple method of choosing the cheapest product on offer is no longer so simple. Low prices may be an indication of abuse of labour rights of workers in the country of manufacture.
越来越多消费者在购买产品时，已了解到用最低廉的价格来选择产品已经不在那么简单。低廉的价格可能是因为制造产品的员工的薪金与福利不符合国际的劳工标准。
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices
Ministry of Manpower | Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (TAFEP)
sgwatchDOG hopes that the new guidelines will make it easier to "shame" companies that place discriminatory job ads.
sgwatchDOG hopes that the new guidelines will make it easier to "shame" companies that place discriminatory job ads.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
US: Wal-Mart Denies Workers Basic Rights (Human Rights Watch, 1-5-2007)
Human Rights Watch, 1st May 2007
In line with Labour Day, which happens today, a report by HRW on attempts by Wal-Mart to prevent workers from joining unions.
In line with Labour Day, which happens today, a report by HRW on attempts by Wal-Mart to prevent workers from joining unions.
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