Announcements and upcoming events:
We normally have a volunteer orientation session (“Heartbeat”) each month, but in view of the Covid-19 restrictions starting 16 May 2021, we will be cutting back on volunteering activities. As a result, Heartbeat sessions are also temporarily suspended.
We continue to be working from home more than half the time. Our Administration phone number (6247 7001) and email address (info@twc2.org.sg) remain open during usual weekday hours for any enquiries. Our office will be open daily between 10am and 6pm but with only a skeleton staff.
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Hunger Games for real: The Bangladeshi worker abroad
A summary of the webinar we held on 3 June 2021. Includes a full video recording of the 90-minute event.
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Johirul, Monoar and wrongful dismissal, part 3
What do the law and guidelines say about wrongful dismissal? Does the operational process breathe life into the law and guidelines, or smother them?
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Johirul, Monoar and wrongful dismissal, part 2
One week after starting work, Monoar was presented with a demand for a two-year bond and salary deduction. He refused to agree. He was then fired.
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Johirul, Monoar and wrongful dismissal, part 1
The work permit application submitted by the new employer to MOM included a salary deduction that was never agreed with Johirul. The worker objected. He lost the job.
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Reintroducing trade schools won’t be enough to reduce reliance on migrant labour
A letter in Straits Times Forum called for trade skills training for Singaporeans to avoid over-dependence on foreign labour. But that's not the elephant in the room.
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Masud’s wide-eyed days
Many young men in Bangladesh dream of coming to Singapore. We ask Masud what were his impressions when he first came.
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Fans, lockdown and going home
Transfer jobs for migrant workers are plentiful now, as borders are closed. Some laid-off workers still prefer to go home. Why?
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The budget you’ll need for buying a job
Volunteer Nicole asks migrant worker Sadek to tally up how much he paid to secure this third job in Singapore. He also mentions who profitted.
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If fired for refusing to give consent to salary reduction, workers can look to MOM for transfer, says minister
Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo describes what her ministry does in the event that a worker refuses to give consent to a salary reduction demanded by the employer.
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Letter in Straits Times: Allow foreign workers whose work permits have been cancelled to stay and look for new job
TWC2 calls for transfer opportunities for migrant workers whose work permits have been cancelled and those on Special Passes.
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Short of foreign labour, Singapore sending workers home even when they want to stay and work
MOM is fully aware of the dire shortage of foreign labour. Yet, workers are forcibly being sent home nonetheless -- as part of MOM's policy.
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Trapped in overtime hell by rigid (no-)transfer policies
Made to work twice as many overtime hours as permitted by law, paid less than half his entitled salary, yet options for recourse were all pretty bad.
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Seven Covid-19 cases among dorm residents in past six weeks
Six men had jobs involving ships or marine structures. They had all received two doses of vaccine and five were asymptomatic.
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