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US Customs issues seizure order on Top Glove products over labour standards
Recruitment debt, excessive overtime, abusive working and living conditions, and retention of identity documents lead to ban and seizure of company products.
Nearly 8,000 foreign construction workers had permits cancelled close to expiry date
In the second half fo 2020, Singapore could have lost 10,000 - 20,000 construction workers who would actually have wanted to stay on and work.
No dormitory case of Covid-19 in month of March 2021
In September 2020, we had 801 Covid-19 cases from the dorms. From October, there has been a dramatic improvement.
In 1997, the employer paid for training, in 2011 it was a money-sucking show
We speak to two migrant workers frm India and asked them about their first training course. How things have changed... and perhaps for the worse.
Systemic factors that encourage overstaying need to be addressed
What led Ziaur to overstay? How individual decisions are shaped by policy and how misguided policy imposes costs on the State itself.
“Maybe it’s better if we just take one dose” and other surprising remarks about vaccination
We dip our toes into this issue of information, attitudes and misinformation towards vaccination among migrant workers, through this quick chat with seven men.
“Every month cut $100,” says Sanowar. Why?
Sanowar, who has been in Singapore a long time, tells TWC2 how he had to pay for his job and for subsequent Work Permit renewals. It's illegal but it happens.
Losing the TADM plot
Our volunteer recounts a salary case wherein we felt the TADM mediator to be delivering poor customer service and exceeding his powers.
Switching jobs: Bravely into the minefield
A deep study of the hazards encountered by migrant workers in their attempts to switch jobs. Rules are complex, costs are high and plans easily derailed.
Azom trusted his boss, only to have that trust abused
As soon as the lockdown was lifted, Azom's employer reverted from electronic payment of salary to cash. What was the motive?