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Pane Rubati and their baker, part 1
A Burmese worker tells us about discrimination over rest days, misleading recruitment and uncompensated overtime; his attempts to resolve them internaly led nowhere.
Why don’t migrant workers benefit from medical subsidies?
In Singapore, the State provides little help for migrant workers' healthcare costs. Employers and private insurance are held responsible, but the responsibility is often evaded. Then what? Nothing?
Sometimes, there is light
Despite great efforts at TWC2, workers don't often get full satisfaction over their grievances. And then when we least expect it, things turn out right.
Parliamentary replies on innocent victims, wrongful dismissal, and numbers of salary claims
The Manpower Minister sheds a bit of light on these issues through answers to parliamentary questions in September 2024
Parliamentary replies on religious harmony, dorm improvements and older domestic workers
The Manpower Minister sheds a bit of light on these issues through answers to parliamentary questions in September 2024
How poor documentation can undermine salary rights
After four years in his job, a worker gets promoted and his salary increased. Then paydays get pushed back further and further. Ratham needs to prove how much he is owed, but there's a snag.
We ask four men, all four had payslip issues
We picked four men at random from our free meals programme and ask them about their payslips. All four had issues with them.
Pope Francis calls for fair wages for migrant workers in Singapore
Pope Francis, during his visit to Singapore in September 2024, spoke about the need for fair wages for migrant workers. MOM responded to his comment, but what did MOM say?
Rivers and roads: Bangladeshi workers’ experiences with public transport
Migrant workers can be source of interesting facts about their home countries. Here, they tell us about public transport.
IPA tampering permits misrepresentation during recruitment
We have a law that says the In-Principle Approval in its entirety must reach the foreign worker 3 days before he leaves for Singapore. Now we have a case study where it didn't. How did MOM respond?