Stories about workers’ experiences, the many ways our volunteers help, insights and facts that TWC2 have unearthed
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.
Two Bangladeshi workers tell TWC2 that they paid for upskilling courses but didn't get a certificate. One didn't even get any training course. Singapore's dirty underbelly needs authorities' attention, not neglect.
Accused persons and prosecution witnesses are asked to stay on in Singapore till trial dates. Where do they stay in the meantime? Who pays?
With TWC2's help. a worker wins most of his salary claim at the Tribunal. It's a bittersweet victory because it's taken nine expensive months to get satisfaction. What systems defects need fixing?
