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13 01, 2012

HDB construction workers to rise from 18,000 to 45,000, so will worker problems

2019-08-30T16:36:23+08:00January 13th, 2012|News, Press Releases|

Media Release 13 January 2012 For immediate release Minister for National Development Mr Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament, in response to a question from a member of parliament on 9 December 2012, that with the Housing and Development Board (HDB) accelerating its building programme, the number of construction workers involved in HDB projects is expected

11 01, 2012

HDB building programme up, more construction workers needed

2019-08-30T16:36:23+08:00January 11th, 2012|News, News Flash|

A brief report in the Straits Times, January 10, 2012, mentioned that Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan told parliament the day before that with the Housing and Development Board (HDB) cranking up its building programme, the number of construction workers involved in HDB's public housing projects will increase from last year's 18,000 to

11 01, 2012

Badluck Rafiq

2019-08-30T16:36:23+08:00January 11th, 2012|Media Coverage, News|

Seldom does a single worker get featured in the news twice. Rafiq Miah has that dubious distinction. He was first mentioned in the New Paper in August 2011 after suffering a foot injury in April, and then got hurt in a fire that broke out at a restaurant. He was staying in the room above

9 01, 2012

No country for fishermen

2019-08-30T16:36:23+08:00January 9th, 2012|Media Coverage, News|

The death on the high seas of Eril Morales Andrade was featured in The Online Citizen's story, dated January 9, 2012. The case of this Filipino, recruited by a Singapore company, Step Up Marine, to work aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel, has been monitored closely by TWC2 executive committee member Shelley Thio for several months.

8 01, 2012

Jakarta plans to stop sending maids by 2017

2019-08-30T16:36:23+08:00January 8th, 2012|News, News Flash|

In a story datelined Jakarta, January 5, 2012, the Straits Times reported plans afoot in Indonesia to ban sending maids abroad by 2017 unless the receiving country recognises them as formal workers. Under the Domestic Worker Roadmap 2017, it wants to ensure maids are treated like other workers when they work abroad - earning minimum

2 01, 2012

Botched hand surgeries

2019-08-30T16:36:23+08:00January 2nd, 2012|Media Coverage, News|

Every year, three public hospitals see more than 15 cases of foreign workers whose hand injuries have not been treated properly, reported the Sunday Times, January 1, 2012, in a full-page spread. The hospitals were Singapore General Hospital, National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital -- these are the three with dedicated hand surgery

31 12, 2011

Twice abducted by repatriation agents, Asadullah goes home poorer than when he arrived

2019-08-30T16:36:23+08:00December 31st, 2011|Articles, Stories|

Among the one million medical tourists spending some one billion dollars on medical services this year was the Bangladeshi Minister of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment. His ministry was established in December 2001 for the purpose of ensuring the welfare of the expatriate workers and the enhancement of the overseas employment. The minister’s visit was

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