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Cake was sweet, but Cuff Road 4th anniversary festivities bittersweet
There were two types of cream cake and several slabs of banana cake By Francesca A crush of more than 230 out-of-work migrant labourers crowded in and around Isthana Restaurant in Little India Thursday night, March 15, 2012, to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Transient Workers Count Too's
Give them a break: maids deserve a day off
Following the debate that is swirling around Singapore on the government’s announcement of a day off for foreign domestic workers, I thought it about time someone went into bat for these girls and started talking more about what they do. Sitting here watching May (our maid) take my son off
Rashedul’s challenge
As the events were unfolding, TWC2 posted an update on Facebook. Our Facebook 'friends' responded with outrage. "I think every time the police throw any foreign workers who have just escaped from a fire back into the inferno should be heavily publicise by everyone on the Net," wrote Sing Tay.
Facebook ‘Likes’ cross 1,000
March 9, 2012, marked a little milestone for Transient Workers Count Too. The number of 'Likes' on our Facebook page crossed 1,000, reaching 1,017 on the morning of March 10., as can be seen from the screen capture above. When we revamped and relaunched our website on November 1, 2011,
Domestic workers cheer new day-off rule, struggle with memories of work without rest
By Francesca Ummai, a 34-year-old domestic worker from Indonesia remembers a dark stretch of her life when she would cry every night. She was 17-years-old, on her first job as a domestic worker, and her Singaporean employers did not give her a day off. “It was terrible, I had no
Death in Geylang: 200 ‘Likes’ and Counting
How do you measure compassion online? Or empathy? How do we advocate tolerance towards migrant workers when negative stereotypes are being continually recycled and unchallenged in cyberspace? Civil society is changing shape online but sadly it hasn't brought with it civil discourse. I stumbled upon this article yesterday about the
Petshop worker ‘caged’ by boss
中文翻译 The staff at Transient Workers Count Too are used to hearing female voices with a Filipino accent asking for help over their difficulties, but this call was different. Evangelina (not her real name) was speaking about a "him" in trouble. "His employer has taken him out of Singapore, to
Worker with back pain sent here and there — the system requires it
Part II, paragraph 3 of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Regulations says explicitly that employers are responsible for any medical care that foreign workers need: The employer shall be responsible for and bear the costs of the foreign employee’s upkeep and maintenance in Singapore. This includes the provision of medical
88% of migrant workers caught in limbo show signs of clinical depression
By Anita Mehay “Good here if Singaporean – not if Bangladeshi man” – Mr Olm Mr Olm, a 22 year old Bangladeshi man came to Singapore to work. Just 4 months in, he suffered a workplace injury when his fingers no longer bend, after a heavy object landed on his
Thirteen months with a broken knee, part 3
Continued from Part 2. Monday, December 19, 2011, Manik showed up at Alexandra Hospital for his long-delayed knee operation. He was nervous, as anyone would be undergoing his first surgery. An operating theatre was ready and waiting for him. He changed into a gown and was placed in a gurney