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Podcast: Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian
Episode: The Big Story: Are crackdowns on illegal workers making a real difference for platform workers in Singapore?
Description: Cross-border ride-hailing between Singapore and Malaysia has always been lucrative, but also controversial. A recent government crackdown on illegal operators is already changing the landscape, boosting earnings for both private-hire and taxi drivers. So are platform workers finally getting a fair deal, and what more needs to be done to protect them? On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Walter Theseira, Associate Professor of Economics at Singapore University of Social Sciences, to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.