Here is another shipyard worker, with a recruitment fee story like many others, except that the details show how involved the employer was in the fee negotiations.
Lots of migrant workers can be found in our F&B sector, but the exploitative working conditions are terrible, despite nice laws.
Many injured workers report that company representatives accompany them to doctor appointments, and influence doctors' actions. Here's one case and its implications.
It first began with the employer cutting out the agent (to the worker's advantage), but it actually was a sign that the employer couldn't be trusted to honour the contract.
We polled 391 Tamil-Indian workers in October 2025 to find out how long they have been in Singapore, and how long on average they stay in a job.
TWC2's letter to the Straits Times Forum about the Employment Claims Tribunal process is published. Much improvement to process is needed.
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Excessive overtime, well above the legal maximum, and still not paid - a worker's tale from one of Singapore's many food courts.
A migrant employee at a midprice restaurant recounts the many things that made the job unbearable: salary violations, long hours, and the cook.
The topline is that 95% of migrant workers are satisfied working in Singapore. What does that really mean? Where are possible problems?
