The first day of the international conference on multiculturalism in the workplace at Singapore Management University (SMU) comes to a close. What were the main talking points?

SMU has created an international conference to discuss multiculturalism in the workplace, as well as other issues that arise from having a diverse population in the workplace. The first day of the conference saw seven professors from academic institutions in Australia, Japan, and the USA presenting their papers on specific topics relating to the wider question of multiculturalism in the workplace. The subject matters varied but several key points remained consistent across the presentations, including the transient nature of the labour force, the exploitation of foreign workers, and the issue of segregation and separation.