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Joyless Joylicious, part 1
Twenty roommates of a migrant worker were locked inside a room after the worker fell ill with Covid-19. The room was locked from the outside. The story (parts 1 to 3) recounts our efforts to free them from criminal confinement, and the battles we had to fight even after we succeeded.
Raju’s Covid-19 holiday
A worker under TWC2's care was diagnosed with Covid-19. What does treatment and recovery for a foreign worker feel like? What unresolved issues remain? We interview him by phone.
Need paracetamol? Call an ambulance, pay $150
A worker in a quarantined dorm needs a painkiller for his hip which had suffered a work injury. But where can he get the tablets? There are no doctors or pharmacists around.
Worker gets Covid-19, what now for his room-mates?
Volunteer Frank speaks to a worker confined inside a dorm room where, 4 days ago, a roommate came down with Covid-19 and was rushed away.
Yarif caught between two bureaucracies
Yarif has been waiting more than a year for this injury compensation claim to conclude. He's told that his Special Pass won't be extended much longer.
Broken promises, broken thumb, broken finances
Through Adnan's story, a detailed look at a migrant worker's financial stress. It all started with having to pay a heft recruitment fee.
An infectious cluster — from 2008
Contagion in crowded dorms has happened before, and TWC2 was right there, video-ing it.
“All person is scared” — Bangladeshi workers amid Covid-19
We interview several Bangladeshi workers to find out what they know about the Covid-19 situation and the dilemmas they face.
Through a shady broker, certified welder ends up with $220/month job
Shipyard worker is duped into a job paying only $220 a month. Illegal recruiters flourish despite the law because enforcement is poor.
Johirul’s salary case at the nine-month point
After months of stagnation, Johirul's case is finally moving again, but after nine long months, he's looking at getting less than a quarter of his owed salary.