The migrant worker who died in a Tanjong Pagar structure collapse calls attention to a growing number of workplace fatalities in Singapore. NUS’ Goh Yang Miang weighs in on why greater awareness and more safety measures haven’t seemed to take effect.
I also attended an ESG seminar and realised that the speakers and participants were focused on the environmental aspect and appeared oblivious to WSH issues. More needs to be done in this space.Engaging stakeholders through ESG reporting or other information sharing is not foolproof. Researchers have suggested that soft interventions should supplement hard regulations.
Nevertheless, to effectively engage more organisations in building safety culture, there is a need for more sharing of information. However, to date, there are only two learning reports published. More can be shared to ensure that companies can improve from the failures of others. In addition, findings from WSH prosecution cases that had been thoroughly debated in court should be captured and disseminated.
Furthermore, more WSH data should be shared with stakeholders. For example, an anonymous team of activists developed the Migrant Death Map based on public sources. From an ecosystem point of view, more open access to WSH datasets and cases allows for deeper analysis, which can help facilitate the work of civil society groups.
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