Dear teachers,
Why we don't reply to some student requests and a cheatsheet for students trying to write about migrant workers
29
07, 2020
27
07, 2020
Recruitment reform — what needs to be done
A short explainer about how corrupted the recruitment system has become for migrant workers and the two key measures needed to reform the eco-system.
25
07, 2020
Four and a half years to get compensation for Md Sharif’s family
Employer and insurer objected to the compensation award. The case went to a 'labour court' hearing, and then to the High Court, the issues becoming technical along the way.
21
07, 2020
Post-Covid layoffs begin — from the hospitality sector
TWC2 is seeing more laid-off workers joining our food programme, and they're coming from an industry sector flattened by Covid-19.
14
07, 2020
Covid-19 update: India and Bangladesh
Covid-19 stats from India and Bangladesh don't look good. Expect ti to remain difficult to bring workers from there. That means those who are already here should be allowed to stay.
13
07, 2020
Water, water every where, but three cups a day to drink
If being locked up in dormitories through Covid-19 was bad, being held on a ship was worse. On reaching out to workers there, we heard cries for deliverance.
2
07, 2020
Injured Khalilur’s employer insisted that no accident occurred, denying him compensation
Rahman Khalilur fell at work and hurt his back. But the employer denied that any accident took place at all and at a hearing at the Ministry of Manpower, they won.
1
07, 2020
Freshly baked and yummy!
A big Thank You to Gwendolin Tan for her freshly baked cakes.
30
06, 2020
No migrant worker expects an iron rice bowl, but much more can be done for their financial security
It's too simplistic to speak in terms of iron-clad job security, but a lot more can be done to help migrant workers with career longevity and financial security. Start with recruitment costs.
29
06, 2020
Post-Covid law makes migrant workers prisoners of employers
The new law says "The employer must not allow, or cause to be allowed, the foreign employee ... to leave the dormitory ... and may grant or refuse consent..."