Six weeks into his job as a landscaping worker, Jahirul was assaulted by his boss and terminated from the job. Do bosses not care about morale and productivity? What skewed incentives promote such behaviour?
Although he was short-paid by this third employer – and that's why he came to TWC2 for help – Jack comes across as a happy worker. He absolutely loves working in for Singapore companies.
Our writer chats casually with workers at the Cuff Road Project. Then the conversation turns serious. We don't get cyclones in Singapore but we can't say it's got nothing to do with us
One in six Work Permit holders in the construction and related industries still do not get payslips regularly with each payday, our survey found. But aren't payslips required by law?
We encountered yet another worker with a shockingly low salary and very high recruitment costs. He is a shipyard worker - the very industry under pressure from its international customers to clean up its act.
We ask some workers if they've ever worked under "good bosses". Two said yes. What what do they consider as a "good boss"? Are their expectations high or low?
This research report examines the recruitment experiences of male migrant workers from Tamil Nadu, focussing on how much they paid to get their jobs, to whom and where. How do these costs compare with salary?
A worker comes by TWC2 to say hello. We know him from a decade ago when we were the only help he could find. Life is much better now, but he isn't forgetting.
Singapore is justifiably proud that we have a system for informing prospective workers what their salary entitlements will be before they come to Singapore for a new job. Do workers understand this document?
Eman wanted help to draft a resignation letter. We ask a few questions, and hear a story about how his employer blocked him from moving to another job. Repeatedly.
