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Work injury compensation limits increased as at 1 June 2012
The New Paper reported, on 4 August 2012, that a total of $68 million was awarded in compensation for permanent incapacity and death in 2011. It did not provide any split between froeign and local workers, nor did it say how much claimants actually received. Very often, in TWC2's experience,
Dumping an injured worker is “reprehensible behaviour”
This is in reference to the conviction of Tay Kok Eng for dumping a badly injured worker on the sidewalk. See news snippet: Employer pleads guilty to leaving worker to die by roadside. It's likely that the employer in this case left the worker assuming he would die and would
Fined for not paying maids
Toh E-Yeong, 40, was fined $4,170 on 31 July 2012 for a series of charges relating to non-payment of salaries to two foreign domestic workers. The New Paper reported on 2 August 2012 that he owed Ms Jocelyn Quiaoit Manglal-Lan $1,2265.50 in unpaid salaries for a seven-month period September 2010
Employer pleads guilty to leaving worker to die by roadside
Tay Kok Eng. Photo credit: Straits Times Employer Tay Kok Eng, 56, admitted to a court that he dumped a severely injured worker on the roadside where the man eventually died. He did this despite two doctors having earlier advised Tay to take the worker Chelladurai Lenin, 47,
Update on donations to Bugis MRT accident victims – $66,332 as at 30 July 2012
Transient Workers Count Too Media Release 31 July 2012 For immediate release Update on donations to Bugis MRT accident victims As at 4 pm on Monday, 30 July 2012, the donations actually in hand totalled $66,332. There are some additional cheques, SgGives and Paypal transactions still being cleared or in
Today newspaper follows TWC2’s website for donation news
Today, a publication of Medicorp, carried an article about donations for victims of the Bugis MRT site accident crossing $23,000 in its online edition 24 July 2012 (see below). The report cited a mention of this figure on our website, which is true for we put up the figure late
Myanmar agents send underaged maids
The Straits Times reported that employment agents in Myanmar are encouraging young women to lie about their ages in order to work in Singapore as domestic workers. Currently, Singapore requires a person to be at least 23 years old for the domestic work sector, and the onus is on employment
Chinese workers died while checking concrete pour for leaks
Details are beginning to emerge about the accident that happened in the Bugis area on Wednesday, 18 July 2012. The two workers from mainland China who perished were reported to be have been under a mould into which wet concrete was being poured. They were there to check for leaks
Two more migrant workers killed in worksite accident
Two Chinese workers were killed and eight other migrant workers injured when scaffolding at the Bugis station worksite collapsed, deluging the two workers below with wet cement. The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries for workers in countries worldwide. Singapore is not exceptional in this respect. The
12,768 work injury claims made in 2011
There is a rising trend in work injury claims, reported the Straits Times on 16 July 2012. Figures from the Ministry of Manpower show that more people have been making injury claims through the Work Injury and Compensation Act (Wica) over the past three years. Last year, 12,768 claims were