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27 05, 2013

2 illegal workers caught, 3 more under investigation

2019-08-30T16:34:53+08:00May 27th, 2013|News, News Flash|

A report in Today, 24 May 2013, provided a glimpse into and some figures relating to raids conducted in Little India to ferret out illegal workers. In "Two foreigners arrested for suspected illegal employment", the newspaper reported that officers from the Ministry of Manpower checked twelve shops along Kinta Road, Race Course Road and Race Course

24 05, 2013

The Lives of Others – an investigation into the issues faced by S-Pass holders

2019-08-30T16:34:53+08:00May 24th, 2013|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

This is an investigative report by Jamie Lin Weirong, based on interviews with five S-Pass holders, originally from the Philippines.  They work in different trades: retail, catering, and project design and management, but together they sketch out the issues faced by S-Pass holders.  These include a difficult-to-understand hiring process, an opaque work pass approval process

12 05, 2013

Slow start to male domestic workers

2019-08-30T16:34:53+08:00May 12th, 2013|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, News Flash|

The Sunday Times featured a newly-hired male domestic worker from Myanmar on its 12 May 2013 edition. 31-year-old Lum Hkawng comes from Kachin state in northern Myanmar. The former steel welder, who speaks Mandarin, is working for a partially-handicapped man in his 50s who was injured in a traffic accident. The employer lives alone. Journalist

3 05, 2013

Company fined $8,000 for late salary payments

2019-08-30T16:34:54+08:00May 3rd, 2013|News, News Flash|

The newspaper Today reported on 26 April 2013 that construction company Zhong Jiang (Singapore) International was fined $8,000 for failing to pay salaries on time to ten workers, between last October and December. The salaries that were paid late came up to more than S$44,400, and were for the months of September to November. The company pleaded guilty to

2 05, 2013

Video: a day in Sudha’s life

2019-08-30T16:34:54+08:00May 2nd, 2013|Articles, Happenings, Stories|

The above video was created by a group of students from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. Introducing themselves to TWC2 at the start of their project and seeking our endorsement, they wrote: "We have chosen to do our project on construction worker and how they are human too

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