Qatar abolishes its kafala system, when will Singapore do so?
In a historic move, Qatar abolished its kafala system in August 2020. Workers can now change jobs without having to get permission from current employers.
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10, 2020
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10, 2020
World’s largest glove maker to repay migrant workers for their recruitment fees
Banned from selling to the US, Top Glove has to compensate its migrant workers, losing half of 2019 after-tax profit as a result.
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10, 2020
Covid-19 in the dorms: summary for September 2020
Here's the second of our monthly summaries about Covid-19 related numbers and milestones, gleaned from media and government statements.
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10, 2020
Raju told to go home, “then my case how?”
In the interest of justice, migrant workers should not be repatriated until their claims are fully heard and settled. Singapore promised this at the UN.
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10, 2020
Palm oil products from Malaysian company banned from US because of labour abuses
The world's largest producer of palm oil has its products banned from the US because of credible evidence of labour abuses.
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09, 2020
Six percent reduction of Work Permit holders in first half 2020
There's an across-the-board fall in the number of low-wage migrant workers in Singapore through the first six months of 2020. Even domestic workers.
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09, 2020
TADM — friend, stranger or foe?
When an employee files a claim, the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management plays two roles. Is there a conflict of interest between the two roles?
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09, 2020
Open the dorms – no reason to continue imprisoning workers
We have kept hundreds of thousands of workers in captivity for nearly six months. This is inhuman. Numbers of Covid-19 cases don't justify this anymore.
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09, 2020
Research finding: Only a handful of workers have had rest days out from dorms
We hoped to find out how workers navigated the procedure for going out on rest days. Instead we found that most weren't going anywhere.
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09, 2020
What happened with salary claims during the lockdown?
With mediation meetings too difficult to organise, most cases were suspended. With the gradual lifting, there's some movement, but little prospect of happy outcomes.