Letter in the Straits Times: Improve access to justice at the Employment Claims Tribunal
TWC2's letter to the Straits Times Forum about the Employment Claims Tribunal process is published. Much improvement to process is needed.
7
01, 2026
6
01, 2026
Universal Periodic Review 2026: TWC2 and HOME submit joint report
Singapore's human rights will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in the 2nd quarter of 2026. TWC2 and HOME prepared a joint submission.
3
01, 2026
How many of our iconic food courts are tainted with modern slavery?
Excessive overtime, well above the legal maximum, and still not paid - a worker's tale from one of Singapore's many food courts.
27
12, 2025
The job was bad, the head chef made it impossible
A migrant employee at a midprice restaurant recounts the many things that made the job unbearable: salary violations, long hours, and the cook.
24
12, 2025
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 5 (Passports, meals and glowing numbers)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
22
12, 2025
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 4 (IPAs and salaries)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
20
12, 2025
Our comments on MOM’s migrant worker survey 2024, part 3 (worker satisfaction)
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
15
12, 2025
The monkey on workers’ backs named Insurance
Is the work injury compensation system stacked against workers, especially those who work singly (i.e. not in teams)? How to prove that it happened at work?
9
12, 2025
Employer declared inflated salaries to tax department, workers hit with massive tax bill
For two years, two Burmese F&B workers were paid only about half of what they should have earned. Why did they tolerate it for so long?
5
12, 2025
Parliamentary questions, September 2025, part 3 (Change of Employer letters)
Migrant workers with valid employment claims have the right to switch employers. MOM issues letters to facilitate this. How many workers got such letters, and succeeded?