Announcements and upcoming events:
“Heartbeat”, our next orientation session for potential volunteers is scheduled for Tuesday, 8 October 2019, at 7:30 pm. If you are interested in helping with the cause, please email the Administration Officer at info@twc2.org.sg with the header “interested in volunteering”. For more information about volunteering roles, please click here.
Deepavali (Diwali) will fall on Sunday 27 October 2019. The public holiday in lieu will be on Monday 28 October 2019, and our office will be closed that day. Our field operations (The Cuff Road Project) will continue to operate normally.
If anyone wishes to donate celebratory sweets, fruits or other delights to make the occasion a happier one for our migrant workers, please contact our office <info@twc2.org.sg> for better coordination. We thank you in advance.
TWC2’s annual lunch treat for migrant workers is back!
Good food, dancing, games and lucky draw prizes – these are just some of the highlights they can look forward to.
This TWC2 annual fundraiser also marks International Migrants Day.
Buy ticket(s) to treat migrant worker(s) to a nice lunch as well as help raise much-needed funds. You are also welcome to join the party.
Your support will help TWC2 feed jobless/injured workers, cover emergency medical bills, provide social work assistance, etc.
Click here to buy tickets and find out more: https://www.giving.sg/twc2/lwh2019
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Judge finds co-worker’s evidence untruthful
The High Court found that a foreign worker's testimony in support of his employer's version of events in an accident was "unreliable". Indeed, TWC2 have heard of many cases where workmates bear false witness. Why
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Cool beans, hot coffee
Eight men under TWC2's care are introduced to a new career possibility: baristas, courtesy of The Coffee Roasters Cafe.
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Contusion, say doctors, but MOM says injury not work-related
A wildly swinging pole hit a worker, leaving him with contusion on his right chest. Pain lasted for many days. But MOM said the injury was not work-related. Right decision or wrong?
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ILO launches Global Media Competition 2019
The ILO is running a Global Media Competition for work related to labour migration. Open to professional and student journalists. Closing date 31 October 2019.
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Stop Work Orders needed for outdoor workers in haze conditions
TWC2 calls on the government to issue state-wide Stop Work Orders if haze conditions reach unhealthy levels to protect health of workers engaged in physical work outdoors.
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Salary Slip Survey 2018
Although the law says itemised pay slips should be given to employees, 22.5% of foreign workers polled by TWC2 did not get them. Some pay slips were also deficient in detail, falling short of law.
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Survey of doctors reveals barriers to healthcare for migrant workers
427 doctors responded to this survey describing what they've seen of how foreign workers' medical treatment have been compromised.
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