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Covid-19: the risks from packing them in
To keep costs down, we have created worker dormitories with very high density. It's a recipe for contagion. But if we have to lower the density quickly and move some men out, is there anything we can do?
Swindle, cheat and manipulate: so what can be done?
Since job scams arise from misrepresentation of the nature and terms of the job, a solution must lie in eliminating opportunities for deception. Workers must have direct access to employers' submissions and MOM's electronic records.
Johirul’s salary case at the nine-month point
After months of stagnation, Johirul's case is finally moving again, but after nine long months, he's looking at getting less than a quarter of his owed salary.
Mahfuzur’s sleepless fortnight as he prepared to press his salary claim
Day by day, how we helped a worker overcome fear of retribution and get his owed salary.
If even educated people from source countries know so little about Singapore, how can they be training workers for us?
At a conference session on upskilling, TWC2 saw the enormity of the challenge for Singapore as we try to raise productivity among migrant workers and fill our future care-giving needs.
Show and tell in Berlin
Lei Yuan Bin's film shown at the Berlinale raises international awareness of the migrant worker situation in Singapore. We were there to take questions at five post-show Q&As
“Every year, salary increase $100, $200,” says Monzurul
Although injured in an accident, Monzurul recalls happy times with his boss. We enquire why.
Two attempts at Writ of Seizure and Sale, part 2
We got ready to serve a Writ of Seizure & Sale on an employer who was ignoring court orders to pay a worker her salary, but things happened so fast, we didn't know if we succeeded or not.
How employers can kickstart an epidemic
Robeul is penalised because a doctor gave him two days' medical leave. Making ill workers return to work is socially irresponsible, accelerating the spread of infectious diseases.
Two attempts at Writ of Seizure and Sale, part 1
A rare success story here, where we helped a Chinese migrant worker to recover the bulk of her owed salary from a restaurant chain.