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TWC2 volunteer invites workers to his wedding feast
Shivaji Das married Yolanda early August but organised a special wedding feast specially for TWC2 beneficiaries of The Cuff Road Project coinciding with Eid al-fitri, locally known as Hari Raya Puasa, which this year fell on 19 August 2012. This unprecedented gesture only shows his commitment to TWC2 where he
Jobs portal launched for direct matching between domestic workers and employers
By Spiegel Foreign domestic workers in Singapore now can turn to a new Internet-based service for cutting middlemen costs when seeking switches to fresh employers here. DWJobs.org, a maids’ job portal launched a few weeks ago, can also help employers avoid paying hundreds of dollars in transfer fees to maid
Walking the talk in Little India
It is that time of the year when a new crop of students start their university education. This week past Transient Workers Count Too have been kept busy reaching out to freshmen at the National University of Singapore (NUS). On the morning of Wednesday, 1 August 2012, TWC2 president Russell
Belly good fun at benefit dinner
It was a warm night on the rooftop of Zsofi Tapas Bar last Sunday (29 July 2012) but all the guests -- numbering over a hundred -- had a good time. Transient Workers Count Too's fundraising and volunteer appreciation dinner went off with hardly a hitch, with an equal mix
Appeal for assistance for the families of two workers killed at Bugis site
UPDATE:As at 5 p.m. on Monday, 23 July 2012, total donations exceeded $23,000. DONATION WINDOW WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY, 27 July 2012 at 23:59h. This should allow sufficient time for those interested to help to do so. As agreed with the lead initiator of this appeal, Benjamin Lee aka Mr
Three new volunteers join monthly outreach to Chinese workers
The four young volunteers shown above were with TWC2 social worker Kenneth Soh doing outreach to Chinese workers last Sunday. Chloe has been with the team for a while but the other three are new. It was at first a wet day, but by the afternoon, the sun had come
EZ-link top-up scheme makes hospital visits so much easier
"I no have money," said Hashem. "How to take bus?" "So you mean you didn't go to your hospital for your appointment?" I asked. "You must go. Otherwise, how are you going to get well?" "I go. I walk there." A quick estimation of the distance from the dinky hole
Trafficking and the media
‘If you are a media worker or a person whose work involves contact with the media, how do you deal with the issue of trafficking in an ethical way? Trafficking stories often involve such appalling conditions and events that they are real attention grabbers. They can appeal to those working
Teenagers spend a rainy Saturday afternoon grasping the issues
By Paul M As a society we can often measure our progress by the attitudes, ambitions and actions of our youth. So one of the more hopeful signs is the increasing interest of youth and educationists in the treatment of migrant workers. Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) has a programmme
Interactive Akash
Be Bangladeshi worker Akash for a little while -- that's the concept behind the interactive video produced by Nanyang Technological University students Avril and Yanling (lower right inset above) for their final year project. It's a documentary with a twist, taking the viewer through the experiences of a fictional character