6 per cent of employees reported that they faced discrimination at work in 2023.
Office workers walk out for a lunch break at Raffles Place central business district in Singapore on Oct 6, 2022. SINGAPORE: The proportion of employees and job seekers who faced discrimination fell again in 2023, according to a Fair Employment Practices report by the Ministry of Manpower .
Last year, 6 per cent of employees experienced unfair treatment at work, down from 8.2 per cent in 2022 and 8.5 per cent in 2021.For job seekers, 23.4 per cent said they were discriminated against in 2023 during their job search, slightly lower than 23.8 per cent in 2022. In 2021 and 2018, the percentage was 25.8 and 42.7 respectively.
Proposed workplace fairness legislation signals ethnic, religious discrimination unacceptable: Shanmugam Of jobseekers aged 50 and over, 37.9 per cent said they experienced age discrimination. That compares with 12.2 per cent of those under 50 years old. "There has been a steady rise in the proportion since 2018 , a positive sign toward further improvements in workplace fairness standards," said MOM.Age discrimination is one such area, and people also need to be encouraged to seek help when facing discrimination.
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