Not good anywhere
A report looking at the laws (and gaps) impacting migrant workers in countries that are popular with Bangladeshi labour migrants. How do they compare with Singapore?
6
09, 2025
2
09, 2025
The rocky road to a transfer
Workers with salary claims would typically be in financial distress; they need to move into new jobs quickly without first having to go home. The COE letter is supposed to help them. Does it?
30
08, 2025
Fog and minefields
(Mis)information given to migrant workers before they decide to take up a job, inability to ask the right questions, reliance on agents can lay the ground for serious difficulties after they start work.
24
08, 2025
In principle, they are translated
The IPA is a key document informing workers of the terms of employment notified to MOM. But what if it's all Greek to them?
16
08, 2025
Boss made worker accept salary reduction of 85 percent
One year into his job, for which salary was already inconsistently paid, Husaib's boss insisted that he sign a new document slashing his monthly salary. Having paid $9,000 to get the job, could Husaib refuse?
11
08, 2025
From one bucket to another
Singapore law says employers must not recover levy costs from migrant workers, but there is a legal way to do it until a worker is brave enough to challenge it
6
08, 2025
Singapore at sixty
On 9 August 1965, the Republic of Singapore celebrates its 60th anniversary of nationhood. Through the decades, lots of Singaporeans have pulled together to what Singapore what it is today. Lots of non-Singaporeans too.
5
08, 2025
The case for casework
Casework may be the less visible part of TWC2's work, but it's key to our mission. Here's an example of how casework helped a worker.
30
07, 2025
Going international: Singapore’s toothless laws
A recruiter goes onto Facebook to publicise his scheme to hire low-wage workers in violation of Singapore law; he seems to have nothing to fear.
25
07, 2025
When TADM’s discretion becomes the employer’s bargaining chip
Over the years, ministers have repeatedly said that migrant workers with valid employment claim will be permitted to find new jobs without repatriation, but Anna was denied this.