Arrivals of work pass holders to need prior permission, serve 14 days stay-at-home
Foreign workers entering Singapore must first get prior permission before commencing their journeys, then must serve 14-day stay-home period.
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03, 2020
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03, 2020
Mahfuzur’s sleepless fortnight as he prepared to press his salary claim
Day by day, how we helped a worker overcome fear of retribution and get his owed salary.
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03, 2020
If even educated people from source countries know so little about Singapore, how can they be training workers for us?
At a conference session on upskilling, TWC2 saw the enormity of the challenge for Singapore as we try to raise productivity among migrant workers and fill our future care-giving needs.
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03, 2020
Higher water use: don’t blame maids
The Straits Times reported on a survey that found that households with maids use 20% more water than those without. On the face of it, it seems to put blame on domestic workers' behaviour when many other factors should be taken into account.
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03, 2020
Show and tell in Berlin
Lei Yuan Bin's film shown at the Berlinale raises international awareness of the migrant worker situation in Singapore. We were there to take questions at five post-show Q&As
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03, 2020
“Every year, salary increase $100, $200,” says Monzurul
Although injured in an accident, Monzurul recalls happy times with his boss. We enquire why.
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03, 2020
Two attempts at Writ of Seizure and Sale, part 2
We got ready to serve a Writ of Seizure & Sale on an employer who was ignoring court orders to pay a worker her salary, but things happened so fast, we didn't know if we succeeded or not.
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03, 2020
How employers can kickstart an epidemic
Robeul is penalised because a doctor gave him two days' medical leave. Making ill workers return to work is socially irresponsible, accelerating the spread of infectious diseases.
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02, 2020
Two attempts at Writ of Seizure and Sale, part 1
A rare success story here, where we helped a Chinese migrant worker to recover the bulk of her owed salary from a restaurant chain.
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02, 2020
Letter in Straits Times: Maid agencies abusing their powers
TWC2 echoes a call for the government to do more to rein in employment agents who charge unreasonable and illegal fees for transfer workers.