Precariats in Singapore: a worker-centric examination of labour precarity and basic income

• Main Author: Lim, Zheng Wei
• Other Authors: Zhan Shaohua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69996
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is an emerging underclass of workers who labour under precarious work conditions – the precariats. Our semi-structured interviews find that this holds true in Singapore too, especially for the lower and middle class who feel increasingly anxious and exploited. They encounter insecurity in thre...