A recently tabled Bill will create a legal framework for the representation of platform workers.
SINGAPORE - The labour movement has announced its intention to formally represent cabbies, ride-hailing drivers and freelance delivery workers – otherwise known as platform workers – if and when draft laws allowing this are passed.
This is set to change with the new Platform Workers Bill tabled in Parliament on Aug 6, which paves the way for platform workers to be designated as a distinct category, separate from employees and the self-employed. It said only that a legal mandate to represent platform workers will empower the NPHVA, NDCA and NTA to address issues like fairer payment terms.
“The powers, if passed in Parliament, will actually be a new area of law, allowing us to represent employee-like workers,” he added.If the new platform workers laws are enacted, which is expected to be from Jan 1, 2025, NTUC said it intends to register new associations with MOM to formally represent these platform workers.
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