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Seeing double: an unexplained mystery

July 7th, 2025|

A curious case involving nearly 20 men approaching TWC2 within a week, all of whom had proper IPAs at MOM, but due to a mismatch of names compared with their passports, were refused Work Permits. Now left jobless.

“If you complain, we will kill you”

July 3rd, 2025|

Employers abused the Training Employment Pass scheme to hire cheap day labour; now hear it from the worker's perspective: distress, helplessness and financial disaster.

Resign? What fiction is this?

June 28th, 2025|

Without a sense of financial security, resigning from a bad job may be an unrealistic move for migrant workers – even when salary isn't fully paid.

Scams and substitutions, case #3 of 3

June 12th, 2025|

Another day, another scam. This time, it involves the Training Employment Pass. This case suggests lax controls and oversight at MOM. But when real individuals lose big money, something has to be done.

Scams and substitutions, case #2 of 3

June 7th, 2025|

A Burmese restaurant worker was never paid for overtime work, suffered huge salary deductions, and then more than a year later, discovered that the employer had substituted his contract with another one.

Scams and substitutions, case #1 of 3

June 2nd, 2025|

A Chinese worker was asked to work, not for the company stated on her work permit, but for a related company. The boss was the same. How could she say no? And then when she was not paid properly, how does she claim what's due?

Fall guys for working at heights

May 28th, 2025|

Working at height demands rigourous safety measures. If an accident happens and is traceable to negligence, criminal charges can follow. So, when we heard about superficial compliance with regulations....