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27 07, 2012

A musical mechanic

2019-08-30T16:36:00+08:00July 27th, 2012|Articles, Stories, Uncategorized|

By Arjun Naidu Mechanic Devadass Ganesamoorthy was having his lunch break when five or six Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officers raided the workshop in June. “They ask, 'Where permit?' and I give permit.” But although Devadass was a mechanic, he was listed as 'musician' on his work permit. “So they said, 'Eh you musician, what

17 04, 2012

Cat on velvet

2019-08-30T16:36:03+08:00April 17th, 2012|Articles, Stories|

This senior gentleman is scrutinising the back of Debbie Fordyce's name card. He's probably wondering: What exactly does this woman do? What mischief does she get up to? Meanwhile, she's seated less than two metres away, smiling politely, but silent as a cat on velvet – as the saying goes. The back of the card

13 04, 2012

Interactive Akash

2019-08-30T16:36:03+08:00April 13th, 2012|Articles, Happenings|

Be Bangladeshi worker Akash for a little while -- that's the concept behind the interactive video produced by Nanyang Technological University students Avril and Yanling (lower right inset above) for their final year project. It's a documentary with a twist, taking the viewer through the experiences of a fictional character as he leaves his home

5 04, 2012

Toothache as existential crisis

2019-08-30T16:36:03+08:00April 5th, 2012|Articles, Stories|

By Xinlin Basir Ullah is a stout man with an easy smile. However, when he came to TWC2 last Tuesday, it was not a smile but a face contorted in pain that we saw. He had a bad toothache in his right jaw which had been troubling him for the past two months. Lately, however,

2 04, 2012

SMU students create video sensation from Little India interviews

2019-08-30T16:36:04+08:00April 2nd, 2012|Articles, Happenings|

By Francesca A striking new video of candid conversations between Singapore Management University students and Bangladeshi construction workers has become a YouTube sensation in Singapore. Between its release on March 7, 2012 and the end of the month, more than 37,000 people have viewed the seven-minute student film, “Unsung – The Invisible Workforce behind this

24 03, 2012

Old dreams asunder, Ahsanur finds new hope

2019-08-30T16:36:04+08:00March 24th, 2012|Articles, Stories|

By Spiegel In Bangladesh, men who have returned from labours in distant Singapore often regale their young compatriots with glowing tales of a city of abundant opportunity, where hard work finds good reward. But for many seeking a better living and lured by the promise of this distant island nation, the reality can fall badly

17 03, 2012

Cake was sweet, but Cuff Road 4th anniversary festivities bittersweet

2019-08-30T16:36:05+08:00March 17th, 2012|Articles, Happenings|

There were two types of cream cake and several slabs of banana cake By Francesca A crush of more than 230 out-of-work migrant labourers crowded in and around Isthana Restaurant in Little India Thursday night, March 15, 2012, to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Transient Workers Count Too's Cuff Road Project. The programme

2 02, 2012

Tired of waiting

2019-08-30T16:36:21+08:00February 2nd, 2012|Articles, Stories|

Unlike other stories at this site, 29-year-old Madasamy Muniyandi's story is not one of grievous injustice. He has no major beef with his employer though he suffered a bad accident that has left him with a permanent impairment. But he's tired of waiting. The process is very slow. As an only son, his mother is

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