Happenings

12 01, 2014

Trafficking easier to identify if migrant labour in general is treated better

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Former president of Transient Workers Count Too, John Gee, spoke at the NUS Human Trafficking Conference on 10 January 2014. Others on the panel included Kandhavel Periyasamy (Joint Ops Director, Ministry of Manpower), Jolovan Wham (Workfair Singapore) and two students from Singapore Management University who recently did a project relating to trafficking. John's paper was titled: Migrants

1 01, 2014

What’s this lorry doing here?

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Michelle Ngern with some delighted and grateful workers A lorry pulled up outside our free meals station on Friday evening, 27 December 2013. It had some eye-catching cargo, loaded as it was with colourful bags. What's going on? The bags were soon unloaded and distributed to workers registered with TWC2's Cuff Road Project.

30 12, 2013

Bollywood for the boys

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:34:11+08:00December 30th, 2013|Articles, Happenings|

By Terence Kek They danced into the night. It was also Harun's last participation in a Discover Singapore event. "Discover Singapore is very good," he says. "It helps to take away the pain, worry and unhappy thoughts". Harun will be going home the week after, his injury compensation case finally resolved after a ridiculously long wait

28 12, 2013

Thanks for your donations 2013

webmaster2019-08-30T16:34:11+08:00December 28th, 2013|Articles, Happenings|

A well-wisher slipped a $100 bill under front door over the weekend, together with a short note. Thank you very much. He signed the note and we have emailed him personally with our appreciation. We take this opportunity also to thank all our other donors, small and big, for their support through 2013. Most donations

24 12, 2013

“We allow legal exploitation,” says TWC2 president at forum

webmaster2019-08-30T16:34:12+08:00December 24th, 2013|Articles, Happenings, News, Our Stand|

The panel comprised (L-R) Braema Mathi (Maruah), Russell Heng (TWC2), Siew Kum Hong (Maruah/moderator), Jolovan Wham (Workfair) and Vincent Law (Healthserve) TWC2 president Russell Heng spoke for the organisation at a public forum 'Foreign workers, justice and fairness', organised by human rights group Maruah on 23 December 2013. To the 100-strong audience, in

16 12, 2013

TWC2 celebrates International Migrants Day 2013 with ‘Lunch with Heart’

webmaster2019-08-30T16:34:12+08:00December 16th, 2013|Articles, Happenings|

TWC2's 2013 benefit event Lunch with Heart, coinciding with International Migrants Day, began a minute's silence in remembrance of Sakthivel Kumaravelu, the man who was killed in a bus accident last Sunday night (8 Dec 2013). Coincidentally, the event (at Apollo Banana Leaf Restaurant) was held but a stone's throw from where the incident took

15 12, 2013

Talk at European Union Human Rights Day seminar

webmaster2019-08-30T16:34:12+08:00December 15th, 2013|Articles, Happenings, News, Our Stand|

Below is the short talk TWC2 vice-president Alex Au (above, 2nd from left) gave at the Human Rights Day seminar organised by the Delegation of the European Union delegation to Singapore, 10 December 2013. The theme of the seminar was 'Contemporary perspectives on economic & social rights'. --- In the matter of employment, we would

28 11, 2013

St Joseph Lasalle student volunteers spend a day with TWC2

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Twelve students, aged 15 to 18, spent about eight hours with TWC2 on Sunday, 24 Nov 2013, on a multipronged programme. Comprising nine boys and three girls from St Joseph Institution and St Joseph International, the activity was meant as a lead-up to the annual Lasallian camp for student leaders, this year to be held

23 10, 2013

Workers turn flash mob at Yale-NUS College

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:34:16+08:00October 23rd, 2013|Articles, Happenings|

By TK “The students had a blast!" said Professor Anju Mary Paul. "Their interactions with the workers both in Little India and today have fundamentally changed their views about migrant workers in Singapore.” Paul is from Yale-NUS College's Division of Social Sciences, and was speaking to TWC2 after the college hosted a visit by migrant

14 10, 2013

Television’s a treat

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:34:17+08:00October 14th, 2013|Articles, Happenings|

By T K “Photo photo”, the men called out to the TWC2 volunteers to help take pictures, as they lined up beside the movie director, chests out, shoulders squared and faces to the lens. This was at the screening of "Television (2012)" by Bangladeshi film director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. The film was among several in the listing