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Scams and substitutions, case #1 of 3
A Chinese worker was asked to work, not for the company stated on her work permit, but for a related company. The boss was the same. How could she say no? And then when she was not paid properly, how does she claim what's due?
Fall guys for working at heights
Working at height demands rigourous safety measures. If an accident happens and is traceable to negligence, criminal charges can follow. So, when we heard about superficial compliance with regulations....
Entrusting children’s lives to sleepless lifeguards
Two lifeguards hired from Kerala, India were tasked to work 14-hour days, seven days a week. And paid only half of what had been documented as the agreed salary. Wouldn't fatigue affect their alertness?
How compliant is Singapore with ILO Convention 29 on forced labour?
Sixty years after Singapore ratified the ILO's Forced Labour Convention 29, we can't help but see areas where Singapore can be accused of insufficient compliance. What are those areas?
Management executives washing dishes
In quick succession, many cases that looked like a new type of job scam surfaced. Agents and employers appear to be exploiting weaknesses in scrutiny and vetting in MOM's IPA process. Victims come to TWC2 one after another.
Myanmar migrants and placemaking
A poster produced by an NTU student, giving a glimpse into his research project about how Burmese migrant workers create their own spaces in Singapore
Another tooth fairy going around in circles
MOM says our earlier article was "misleading". We reject that characterisation. We think MOM's response was what's misleading.
Outreach by the sea
TWC2 took nearly 300 migrant workers from various communities out to Lazarus Island for a day of fun. At the same time, we set aside time to prep them with information as to how to resolve employment-related problems.
On the margins of marginal labour
A research report on the chronic livelihood distress faced by workers caught up in investigations by the Police and other agencies and the shortcomings of current systems.
After filing their salary and injury claims, two workers beaten up
On the same day, not one, but two workers came to TWC2 with accounts of their bosses attacking them physically, and more. Some employers of migrant workers are quick to venting anger and using force.