Rights on demand: Asia’s gig economy gets a legal upgrade

Published on October 7, 2025

The initiatives in Singapore and Malaysia have opened new horizons for protecting gig workers in Asia. While imperfect and fluid, Malaysia’s model presents a realistic scenario for emerging economies to regulate platform labour.

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