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As a non-profit organisation serving the needs of large numbers of migrant workers, TWC2 appreciates all the help we can get. Your donation, big or small, will certainly go a long way. If you can volunteer some of your time, this would help greatly as well. Everyone is welcome to come through the door to helping out.
Other pages in this section explain how you can donate, where your money goes (we are a very thrifty organisation) and the many possibilities for volunteering.
Read also some of the stories in the Volunteers section about what others have been doing to help out.
Singapore’s Immigration Act specifies that persons overstaying their visas or equivalent permits are liable for judicial caning if they overstay by more than 90 days. There are exceptions pertaining to age. Women are also not caned. Unlawful entry or presence in Singapore 15. — (1) A person shall not remain in Singapore after the cancellation...
Posted on August 6, 2011 in Articles, Facts and researchTogether, we can bring dignity to migrant workers 30 men sleeping in a dormitory, beds spaced half a metre apart, all sharing one bathroom. A maid beaten and locked behind closed doors. A construction worker forced to be repatriated because his employer doesn’t want to cover work related medical costs. These are not stories from...
Posted on September 18, 2011 in
Over the years, TWC2 has collected some figures relating to the issue of a weekly day off for domestic workers. — Sunday Times, 28/7/2002: ‘Most foreign maids happy working here’ Dawn Wong and Lee Hui Chieh “More than half Filipinas interviewed had every Sunday off, and a handful, public holidays as well. Again, this was...
Posted on July 19, 2011 in Articles, Facts and research