Stories about workers’ experiences, the many ways our volunteers help, insights and facts that TWC2 have unearthed

17 01, 2013

For employers, the law is optional — is this MOM’s policy?

2019-08-30T16:34:56+08:00January 17th, 2013|Articles, Stories|

Anowar Hossain (above right) was financially desperate ten months after the accident at his worksite. He had been terminated from his shipyard job and received no income since. To pay for food and lodgings, he relied on borrowing. At some point, even friends and relatives tired of lending money without end. Despite having suffered a

13 01, 2013

Piety and the worker

2019-08-30T16:35:19+08:00January 13th, 2013|Articles, Stories|

By Benjamin Wong It is seven in the evening. The crowd at the TWC2's Cuff Road meal project starts to pick up and workers slowly stream towards the restaurant. They wait in queue, decked out in varied attire -- some are in jeans, others in bermudas, with their t-shirts and polo-tees. Among them, one man

9 01, 2013

‘Troubled waters’ report launched

2019-08-30T16:35:20+08:00January 9th, 2013|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Happenings, Uncategorized|

Researcher Sallie Yea gave a talk on Tuesday, 8 January 2013, launching her preliminary report on human trafficking in the fishing industry. The event was organised by Transient Workers Count Too. To an audience of about 30 persons from embassies, government and media, she spoke about her study of 63 cases of Filipino fishermen who

6 01, 2013

Troubled waters: Trafficking of Filipino men into the long haul fishing industry through Singapore

2019-08-30T16:35:20+08:00January 6th, 2013|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Research by Sallie Yea With contributions by Shelley Thio from TWC2 December 2012 Abstract The report shows that trafficking characterizes a significant proportion of the experiences of the fishermen on the boats that dock in Singapore’s ports. These fishermen suffer various abuses during the recruitment and deployment process (in the Philippines and Singapore), at sea (in

6 01, 2013

Eight hours a day in ‘prison’ — I will go back to Myanmar, even if I have to starve there

2019-08-30T16:35:20+08:00January 6th, 2013|Articles, Stories, Uncategorized|

[Webmaster: This story first appeared on the Facebook page "A maid's-eye view of Singapore employers". It is a distressing story, but it shows how some domestic workers suffer terribly. The story is said to be from a woman pseudonymed Soe Soe who has since left Singapore. Soe Soe told her story to the webmaster of

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