Benjamin Joshua Ong is a Lecturer of Law (FDS) under the Faculty Development Scheme at the Singapore Management University. He holds the degrees of BA (Jurisprudence) and BCL from the University of Oxford. His research interests include constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal justice.
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“Insensitive Advertising” of Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore: A Violation of Human Dignity
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has suspended the licence of an employment agency for advertising the services of foreign domestic workers in an “insensitive” manner which portrayed the workers as a “commodity that can be bought and ...
Offences Against Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore: Vindicating The Victim’s Right to Dignity
The High Court of Singapore recently increased the sentences of two employers who had starved their foreign domestic worker, causing serious physical injury. In so doing, the court affirmed the victim’s right to human dignity despite ...
Live Music during Thaipusam Processions in Singapore: Developments in the Law on Freedom of Religion
In Singapore, due to the 2009 Public Order Act, public processions require an official permit, which may have conditions attached. In Vijaya Kumar s/o Rajendran v Attorney-General (17 September 2015), three applicants, citing their ...
