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Despite kickbacks and salary non-payment, worker fears that getting justice is too costly
It first began with the employer cutting out the agent (to the worker's advantage), but it actually was a sign that the employer couldn't be trusted to honour the contract.
Oh, how the years pass
We polled 391 Tamil-Indian workers in October 2025 to find out how long they have been in Singapore, and how long on average they stay in a job.
Letter in the Straits Times: Improve access to justice at the Employment Claims Tribunal
TWC2's letter to the Straits Times Forum about the Employment Claims Tribunal process is published. Much improvement to process is needed.
Universal Periodic Review 2026: TWC2 and HOME submit joint report
Singapore's human rights will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in the 2nd quarter of 2026. TWC2 and HOME prepared a joint submission.
How many of our iconic food courts are tainted with modern slavery?
Excessive overtime, well above the legal maximum, and still not paid - a worker's tale from one of Singapore's many food courts.
The job was bad, the head chef made it impossible
A migrant employee at a midprice restaurant recounts the many things that made the job unbearable: salary violations, long hours, and the cook.
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 5 (Passports, meals and glowing numbers)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 4 (IPAs and salaries)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 3 (worker satisfaction)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
The monkey on workers’ backs named Insurance
Is the work injury compensation system stacked against workers, especially those who work singly (i.e. not in teams)? How to prove that it happened at work?