Independent food delivery rider groups and collective action played a pivotal role in shaping the Act that was passed in September 2024, but the Act could restrict further organising efforts.
It is a conflict between top-down and bottom-up policy shaping. PAP is not doing badly - Singapore gig workers are already better off than their American counterparts who are freer to union and to voice.
The government proposed to include gig workers in Employment Act but was turned down. It means gig workers still believe the contractor status brings important flexibility that they do not want to forgo. So one has to be realistic about other parts of the job.
It is a conflict between top-down and bottom-up policy shaping. PAP is not doing badly - Singapore gig workers are already better off than their American counterparts who are freer to union and to voice.
The government proposed to include gig workers in Employment Act but was turned down. It means gig workers still believe the contractor status brings important flexibility that they do not want to forgo. So one has to be realistic about other parts of the job.