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“The exam of God”
A 17-year-old had to choose between furthering his education or becoming a migrant worker. After five years, has it turned out well?
Why do we let foreign bosses bring shame to Singapore?
Even S-Pass holders have to pay recruitment fees. John Peter's case is quite egregious, espeically as it is a foreigner who is allowed to open a company and hire workers.
US Customs issues seizure order on Top Glove products over labour standards
Recruitment debt, excessive overtime, abusive working and living conditions, and retention of identity documents lead to ban and seizure of company products.
In 1997, the employer paid for training, in 2011 it was a money-sucking “show”
We speak to two migrant workers frm India and asked them about their first training course. How things have changed... and perhaps for the worse.
Systemic factors that encourage overstaying need to be addressed
What led Ziaur to overstay? How individual decisions are shaped by policy and how misguided policy imposes costs on the State itself.
“Maybe it’s better if we just take one dose” and other surprising remarks about vaccination
We dip our toes into this issue of information, attitudes and misinformation towards vaccination among migrant workers, through this quick chat with seven men.
“Every month cut $100,” says Sanowar. Why?
Sanowar, who has been in Singapore a long time, tells TWC2 how he had to pay for his job and for subsequent Work Permit renewals. It's illegal but it happens.
Azom trusted his boss, only to have that trust abused
As soon as the lockdown was lifted, Azom's employer reverted from electronic payment of salary to cash. What was the motive?
Employers claw back cost of stay-home period from arriving workers
MOM says employers must bear the full cost of newly-arriving workers' quarantine stay. Without victim protection, our policy-makers are whistling in the wind.
Scaffolder’s story surfaces many issues: overtime, injury, salary and kickbacks
Filing an injury claim sometimes precipitates a salary problem as well. Arzu's case shows why. He also tells us about the supervisor and employer taking kickbacks.