SINGAPORE

As an engine of economic growth in Southeast Asia, an international financial hub and a global logistics hub, Singapore has been a popular destination for international migrant workers. Since 1980, the total population of non-residents (residents who are not Singaporean citizens or permanent residents) has overall been growing and reached in 2020 approximately 1.64 million, which was over a quarter of Singapore's total population. Since 2020 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the population of non-residents in Singapore has decreased to 1.47 million by June 2021. Changes in employment conditions and travel restrictions may have contributed to the decrease in non-resident population.

Singapore

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Food Security among Myanmarese Domestic Workers in Singapore

The project aims to investigate whether migrants’ increased personal food security and self-care needs during pandemic times negatively impact migrants’ remittance-sending behaviour and caring practices for left-behind family members. It aims to address the following empirical questions across ten key areas: 1) Questions related to FDWs cooking and food preparation practices vis-à-vis that of the household they are working for; 2) Questions related to FDWs access to grocery shopping and purchase practices; 3) Questions related to FDWs food consumption practices; ...

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