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Straits Times: Singapore’s building boom is forcing a reckoning on migrant labour
A longish commentary on migrant workers appeared in the Straits Times on 19 May 2026. TWC2 responded with a letter to the editor.
Workers agreed to a $1,000 salary; employer tells MOM $520
Three workers tell us that during the recruitment phase, they had been offered (and they accepted) a salary of $1,000 a month. But the IPA only showed $520. Any way to resolve this?
Overcharged for recruitment – cook has proof
With conversations on WhatsApp and bank transfer confirmations, a cook could prove that he was charged more than what the agent declared to MOM
Two injured workers with experiences as different as night and day
Contrasting experiences by two injured workers. One, injured nearly 2 years ago was unhappy with the process; the other, newly injured, had a boss who seemed to be doing things right.
Employer lowers overtime rate without worker’s consent, new rate accepted by TADM
Midway through a mediation session over a worker's claim for unpaid overtime, he was informed that the employer had "corrected" the overtime rate downwards.
Employment passes as work-around for manual labour needs
Two university graduates from India holding Employment Passes hint at manpower problems at Changi Airport. Is our work pass system keeping pace with needs?
A vote from afar: why most Bangladeshi workers in Singapore did not cast their ballot
Bangladesh offered overseas voting for its February 2026 general election. We spoke to several workers about their participation.
Agent said basic salary would be $1,550; on IPA it was $800
One day before his flight to Singapore, a first-time worker was handed an In-principle Approval showing his salary to be half of what he had agreed with the agent.
High Court rules that fixed allowances cannot “cover or subsume overtime payments”
The employer said Hulash's overtime was covered by a fixed allowance of unspecified purpose. TWC2 helped Hulash fight all the way to the High Court to win his case.
Dry numbers on time logs “cannot feel my body”
This story dives into two construction workers' time logs; they tell a tale of exhaustion.