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25 01, 2014

Dulal put to lie-detector test

webmaster2019-08-30T16:33:37+08:00January 25th, 2014|Articles, Stories|

Continued from Dulal faced problems on all fronts, none of his own making Laymen think that polygraph tests can reliably establish the veracity of a person’s statement and detect his lies. Perhaps those old movies of the polygraph pen gyrating wildly on the chart and the suspect shouting out his confession, convinced that it’s futile to

24 01, 2014

Dulal faced problems on all fronts, none of his own making

webmaster2019-08-30T16:33:37+08:00January 24th, 2014|Articles, Stories|

On the morning of 29 September 2012 as he was about to start work, Dulal Abdul Hai found a crowd gathering to watch a fight between an Indian lorry driver and a Bangladeshi welder. Without pausing to consider the reason for the fight, he made the risky decision to intervene and pull the two men

22 01, 2014

Law students’ reflections 3: A peek into a different world

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:33:38+08:00January 22nd, 2014|Articles, Stories|

By Ashley Loh “Step out of your middle-class mentality” — this was one of the first few things said to us on our first day of attachment. My experience with TWC2 has definitely opened my eyes to a world that was rather different from my own. I was given many opportunities to meet people and

20 01, 2014

‘Tis the season for family (except for foreign workers)

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:33:38+08:00January 20th, 2014|Articles, Stories|

By Shri Devvi Elangovan This past holiday season signifies, for most of us, a special time, being able to spend some quality time with our family and loved ones. And along with the start of 2014, we celebrate the International Year of the Family to foster stronger family bonds. But there are some -- the

17 01, 2014

Three cases filtered out

alex2019-08-30T16:33:38+08:00January 17th, 2014|Articles, Stories|

Whenever we have a new story about a worker, we tend to put a link to it on TWC2's Facebook wall. Most of our stories tell about workers' experience with salary defaults or the frustrations that follow a workplace injury. Once in a while, we see a comment by a reader on our Facebook wall

15 01, 2014

Law students’ reflections 2: Different, but the same

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:33:38+08:00January 15th, 2014|Articles, Stories|

By Nicholas Kam Migrant workers are not that different from us. While they are not Singaporeans or permanent residents and hence do not enjoy certain rights and privileges, they are human beings, and, like most of us, simply wish to earn enough to at least support their families.To subject them to grossly unfair conditions borders

13 01, 2014

Unknown to worker, records say it wasn’t a workplace accident

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:33:38+08:00January 13th, 2014|Articles, Stories|

By Joyce Wong Pitchai Murugesan rolls up his right sleeve and shows us a long surgical scar running from his upper arm down to below the elbow. I estimate it to about 20-30cm long. He has suffered nerve damage: his little finger stays bent and he has difficulties exerting strength in his grip. Occasionally, he

12 01, 2014

A wild day at the zoo

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:34:10+08:00January 12th, 2014|Articles, Happenings|

By Terence Kek The Straits Times featured TWC2's Discover Singapore project in its edition of 29 December 2013. Their photographer Desmond Foo followed the group on our zoo outing the day before to capture some pictures. Click the thumbnail at right for Straits Times' feature story. Publicity in the Straits Times is a bonus; the

12 01, 2014

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

webmaster2019-08-30T16:34:10+08:00January 12th, 2014|Articles, Happenings, News, Our Stand|

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

10 01, 2014

MOM catches employer charging workers for permit renewal

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:34:11+08:00January 10th, 2014|Articles, Stories|

Ananth's newly-minted Special Pass, that's bad news for him By Fuxiong Around 20 November 2013, "MOM call all 30 men to [a] meeting," says Ananth (not his real name). I ask if the boss was present. "No, not boss, but company driver [was] there." Held at the Bendemeer offices of the Ministry of