Podcast #33 – Temple Tracks: The history of Indian labourers in the Malayan Railways (with Vineeta Sinha) 18 Feb 202418 Feb 2024 When we think about the history of Indians in British Malaya, their work in the rubber estates usually comes to mind first. But Indians also helped construct, operate and maintain…
Podcast #30 – Writing a fair history of NTUC FairPrice (with Sue-Ann Chia) 6 Aug 20236 Aug 2023 NTUC FairPrice is such a household icon in Singapore that it’s more famous than the union movement itself. But how did NTUC come to operate a supermarket chain in the…
Podcast #17 – Workers’ perspectives of Singapore’s industrial history (A conversation with Loh Kah Seng) 18 Feb 2022 The political story of Singapore’s industrialisation is well-known, including the role of Jurong Industrial Estate and Dr Goh Keng Swee. However, the stories of the Singaporeans who worked in these…
Reviews Railroad Radicals in Cold War Mexico: Gender, Class and Memory 16 May 2021 This book is a unique contribution to Cold War discourse in that it is not about landless peasants or factory workers in sweatshops but about those who kept the transportation…
Uncategorized Labour Day Special: A Call For Change 1 May 20201 May 2020 Credit: News Live Time By Isaac Leong The COVID-19 pandemic, beyond being a tangible danger to human life, is also a disrupting force, upsetting societal and economic norms, and forcing…
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