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Salary mediation unsuccessful, but Hanif and Nasir may not get their day in court
The kindest route to take in helping men with virtually no hope of recovering unpaid salaries may be to just give them some money and move on. But the argument can be made that this does not serve the public interest. Weigh the pros and cons.
How to extract $5,800 from a worker within 36 hours
Salim arrived in Singapore with an IPA letter saying the job would pay him $950 per month. Within 36 hours, his boss told him the salary would be around $520 a month. Take it or leave it.
Remittance highways and byways
Many low-wage workers from Bangladesh continue to use an informal remittance system to send money back home despite it being an unregulated system. Why do they choose that?
Judge finds co-worker’s evidence untruthful
The High Court found that a foreign worker's testimony in support of his employer's version of events in an accident was "unreliable". Indeed, TWC2 have heard of many cases where workmates bear false witness. Why do they do that?
Cool beans, hot coffee
Eight men under TWC2's care are introduced to a new career possibility: baristas, courtesy of The Coffee Roasters Cafe.
Contusion, say doctors, but MOM says injury not work-related
A wildly swinging pole hit a worker, leaving him with contusion on his right chest. Pain lasted for many days. But MOM said the injury was not work-related. Right decision or wrong?
Salary Slip Survey 2018
Although the law says itemised pay slips should be given to employees, 22.5% of foreign workers polled by TWC2 did not get them. Some pay slips were also deficient in detail, falling short of law.
Education a ticket out of poverty? Not quite
TWC2 volunteer Nicholas meets a construction worker with a university degree. It sets him thinking.
Boss agrees to pay salary, then continues not to pay
The employer signed Settlement Agreements with 2 employees to pay their salary arrears, and the two men think all will be well. Problem solved.
Evacuate! Fire in our building
A smallish fire broke out at Golden Mile Complex, where TWC2's main office is located, on 5 September 2019. We didn't suffer any damage.