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False employment contract showed a lower salary, claim 11 workers
L to R: Shahin. Milon Kazi, Azizul and Awlad They had complained to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) that their employer had forged (in their words) their employment contracts, but ministry officials said they had to support their allegation with a police report. The problem was, they weren't
crUX revamps TWC2’s website
The volunteering spirit was in full flow the weekend of 17 and 18 Sept at crUX. Over 20 IT professionals devoted part of their weekend (some of them all weekend), coming together to develop a new website for TWC2 pro-bono. Led by Wen Huang and Mohammed Pitolwala from Savant Degrees,
Left for dead, Jitu finds his feet again
By Spiegel Back home in Shariatpur, Bangladesh, he left behind a wife and four young, school-going children. Far away in Singapore, he sought a better living. If only for just eight months, he did find it. But a horrific workplace accident would cost him nearly everything. His name is Jitu.
Fact sheet: Work permit holders have lowest crime rate of three categories
There is a common idea that migrant workers are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime in Singapore. When, in 2008, some residents in the Serangoon Gardens area expressed their opposition to a dormitory for migrant workers being set up in the neighbourhood, statements were made that it would be
Foreign domestic workers and their employers generally happy, says MOM from a 2010 survey
Foreign domestic workers (FDW) expressed high levels of satisfaction with working in Singapore, reported the Ministry of Manpower, based on a survey it conducted in 2010. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being 'extremely satisfied', about half of the FDWs indicated that they were "extremely satisfied" with
Where fish come from, labour laws don’t go
Manuel, Roland and Isidoro had waited 13 months and 15 days for the opportunity. At last, after bobbing about the Pacific and Indian Oceans, never seeing land, the fishing trawler they were on sailed into Singapore. It was their chance to quit and collect their salaries. They had not been
Fact sheet: Overstaying by more than 90 days can lead to caning
Singapore's Immigration Act specifies that persons overstaying their visas or equivalent permits are liable for judicial caning if they overstay by more than 90 days. There are exceptions pertaining to age. Women are also not caned. Unlawful entry or presence in Singapore 15. — (1) A person shall not remain
‘We almost had to pull him off the plane’
For months, Hafeez suffered in silence. His employer had deducted S$500 a month from his already pathetic wage of $22 a day working as a forklift driver and general labourer at a glass supply firm. Do a simple calculation: If he worked 30 days a month at $22 a day,
Discrimination against women migrant workers and human trafficking in Singapore
The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) and Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) compiled this shadow report on Singapore for presentation to the United Nations committee charged with overseeing the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Download this 2011 report
What’s been said about day off for FDWs
Over the years, TWC2 has collected some figures relating to the issue of a weekly day off for domestic workers. --- Sunday Times, 28/7/2002: 'Most foreign maids happy working here' Dawn Wong and Lee Hui Chieh "More than half Filipinas interviewed had every Sunday off, and a handful, public holidays