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3 10, 2011

16 maid agencies fined for price-fixing

2019-08-30T16:36:51+08:00October 3rd, 2011|News, News Flash|

By Spiegel The Straits Times reported October 1, 2011 that The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) had meted out fines amounting to more than $150,000 to 16 employment agencies for collectively fixing the pay of new Indonesian maids. Members of the group were each fined between $5,000 and  $42,317. The CCS explained that the fines

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18 09, 2011

Left for dead, Jitu finds his feet again

2019-08-30T16:36:52+08:00September 18th, 2011|Articles, Stories|

By Spiegel Back home in Shariatpur, Bangladesh, he left behind a wife and four young, school-going children. Far away in Singapore, he sought a better living. If only for just eight months, he did find it. But a horrific workplace accident would cost him nearly everything. His name is Jitu. After paying an agent $4,000

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