Seven checkboxes on page two
A worker shows us a document wherein his employer had declared that the worker did not pay any recruitment fees or costs. Then the worker tells us what he had to pay.
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08, 2024
3
08, 2024
Keep the dog, discard the worker
A domestic worker was savaged by the family dog, leaving permanent injuries. MOM has no system for getting justice for her. She's on her own and needs a lawyer.
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07, 2024
As the sun sets and the moon rises
Our volunteer sits down with several Bangladeshi workers and chats about anything that comes to mind. Migrant workers reveal different and interesting profiles.
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07, 2024
International construction company indicted for forced labour involving migrant workers
An international construction company is facing claims in a French court over allegations of forced labour, etc, related to its projects in Qatar. Watch out: the issues alleged are common in Singapore firms too.
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07, 2024
Jahirul assaulted and thrown to the wolves, part 2
The back story of Jahirul's journey to Singapore is even worse than the Part 1 story of being assaulted by his boss. Uncomfortable questions arise about the Singapore "system".
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07, 2024
Jahirul assaulted and thrown to the wolves, part 1
Six weeks into his job as a landscaping worker, Jahirul was assaulted by his boss and terminated from the job. Do bosses not care about morale and productivity? What skewed incentives promote such behaviour?
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07, 2024
How to fall in love with Singapore
Although he was short-paid by this third employer – and that's why he came to TWC2 for help – Jack comes across as a happy worker. He absolutely loves working in for Singapore companies.
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06, 2024
Torrents of water and a big bottle of shampoo
Our writer chats casually with workers at the Cuff Road Project. Then the conversation turns serious. We don't get cyclones in Singapore but we can't say it's got nothing to do with us
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06, 2024
Payslips, eight years on
One in six Work Permit holders in the construction and related industries still do not get payslips regularly with each payday, our survey found. But aren't payslips required by law?
10
06, 2024
Shipyard worker’s tale punctures any claim of human rights compliance
We encountered yet another worker with a shockingly low salary and very high recruitment costs. He is a shipyard worker - the very industry under pressure from its international customers to clean up its act.