Crushed by six months’ notice period, Part 2
Safety Supervisor Ragav was short-paid throughout his ten months working for his employer but when he filed a salary claim, the counter move by the employer shocked him.
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04, 2025
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04, 2025
Crushed by six months’ notice period, Part 1
Safety Supervisor Ragav was short-paid throughout his ten months working for his employer but when he filed a salary claim, the counter move by the employer shocked him.
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04, 2025
The man who rejected a promotion to ‘mechanical engineer’, Part 2
All migrant workers fear losing their jobs as soon as they try to assert their right to the agreed salary; is there nothing that can be done?
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04, 2025
The man who rejected a promotion to ‘mechanical engineer’, Part 1
In every one of three jobs, a driver was short-paid his salary. It took a while before he had the confidence to use the claims system. As typically the case, as soon as he filed a complaint, the sack awaited.
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03, 2025
Several cases of forgery of crucial MOM document
A critical document is issued by MOM in PDF format, but nowadays, scammers have the skills to create forgeries. Prospective workers lose thousands of dollars.
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03, 2025
Through heat and haze – preparedness for extreme weather events
Climate change increases the likelihood of extreme weather events. Migrant workers often work outdoors and are more exposed to risks and effects than others.
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03, 2025
Salary disputes often spring from breaches of law, why aren’t employers automatically investigated?
A story about kickbacks, a bad faith S-Pass application and a host of other breaches, all crying out for investigation, but was there any?
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03, 2025
The man who might not even be a statistic
After a small injury, a worker was left unemployed for 20 months; employer uncooperative, insurer tardy and the regulator engaging in taichi.
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03, 2025
Good diet and good health remain challenges
Workers know they need good health. For many, what they get every day is catered food which "nobody like".
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02, 2025
Such is our lot: Awareness of law violations and reluctance to confront them
In this brief study, we assessed migrant workers' awareness of three key legal protections and, if violated, what holds them back from asserting their rights.