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27 06, 2011

Made to Work: Attitudes towards granting regular days off to migrant domestic workers in Singapore

alex2019-08-30T16:36:52+08:00June 27th, 2011|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Foreign domestic workers in Singapore work an average of 14 hours per day, and only 12% have at least one day off per week. Employers who give their foreign domestic worker (FDW) a day off tend to couch it in terms of employment rights while those who do not give their maids a day off

9 05, 2011

On human trafficking – Singapore falls short of international protocol

alex2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00May 9th, 2011|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

TWC2 has worked with others to oppose trafficking since 2006. From our first involvement with this issue, we thought that it was vital for Singapore to change its official view of what trafficking is if it was to be countered effectively. The article below, from the March-April 2009 TWC2 Newsletter, was a response to questions

13 04, 2011

Dear Diary (3)

webmaster2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00April 13th, 2011|Articles, Stories|

The following is an extract from a journal written by a foreign domestic worker in Singapore. This is the third in a series. For their privacy, TWC2 has replaced names and removed references to dates and places. Only major spelling mistakes have been corrected; otherwise the text is what was written by them. In this

15 03, 2011

Dear Diary (2)

webmaster2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00March 15th, 2011|Articles, Stories|

The following is an extract from a journal written by a foreign domestic worker in Singapore. This is the second in a series. For their privacy, TWC2 has replaced names and removed references to dates and places. Only major spelling mistakes have been corrected; otherwise the text is what was written by them. In this

26 02, 2011

Dear Diary (1)

webmaster2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00February 26th, 2011|Articles, Stories|

The following story is an extract from a journal written by a foreign domestic worker in Singapore. This is the first of the series. For their privacy, TWC2 has replaced names and removed references to dates and places. Only major spelling mistakes have been corrected; otherwise the text is what was written by them. This

15 12, 2010

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

webmaster2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00December 15th, 2010|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

This report outlines the types of problems faced by low-wage migrant workers in Singapore working in the construction, shipyard, shipbuilding, cleaning and food services industries, in seeking redress when they are injured or mistreated. The report describes the difficulty workers have in supporting themselves while awaiting the resolution of a claim, lack of means to hire

29 06, 2010

Helpline caller forced to choose between family and conscience

webmaster2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00June 29th, 2010|Articles, Stories|

Family members often have different views on migrant workers, especially on the treatment of their own domestic workers. This short story by Anne Bergen-Aurand, first published in our members' newsletter of March-April 2010, recalls a difficulty faced by a caller to our helpline: TWC2's helpline frequently receives calls from “concerned others.” These are callers who

29 05, 2010

Employment Agencies Act and Rules: Proposals for amendment 2010

webmaster2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00May 29th, 2010|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, Our Stand|

Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) brought together a group of lawyers who worked on these proposals for amending the legislation and rules governing the agencies that handle the placement of many migrant workers with employers every year. The format reproduces the Act and Regulations, with the proposals inserted into the test wherever appropriate. Download the

25 05, 2010

Proposals for the revision of the Employment Agencies Act

webmaster2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00May 25th, 2010|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Uncategorized|

The Employment Agencies Act is to be reviewed and amended this year (2010). A TWC2 legal group began work in 2009 on proposals for how the Act and Rules issued under it might be amended to ensure improved protection of the rights and wellbeing of the migrant workers who agencies place in employment. The proposals

20 01, 2010

Cruelty through starvation

alex2019-08-30T16:36:54+08:00January 20th, 2010|Articles, Stories|

From TWC2 members' newsletter, Sept-Oct 2009: Sometimes TWC2 has calls about domestic workers who don’t get enough food to eat. There are not many – just eight last year, for example – but we know other organisations receive similar calls. This is a serious type of abuse and so even a small number of cases