In a split second, a worker's life is turned upside down. It is too easy for employers to simply abandon their injured workers.
This represents good improvement, but to be meaningful, more needs to be disclosed as to how this figure was arrived at and what monitoring system is in place.
Sumon's experience falling ill with dengue uncovers the ugly and callous side of Singapore's kafala system, trapping workers within employers' whim and spite.
Some workers feel confident that they can handle their salary claims on their own, declining help and advice from us. We respect their decision.
Adnan spent 21 jobless months waiting for his injury claim to conclude. And then had to go home rather than be free to find a new job. Is this good policy?
With migrant workers still confined to their dormitories, TWC2 holds a carnival near a cluster of dorms to cheer them up and offer any help they need.
Kawsar is an intelligent guy prepared to make sacrifices to get ahead. He still ends up stymied by bureaucracy as he tries for a transfer job.
Among the many things in workers' wallets, we occasionally see a two-tone green card with a Bangladeshi logo. Heidi investigates what this card is.
This documentary about human trafficking may be about Kuwait but the specific factors enabling the problem have parallels in Singapore too. Don't be smug.
If paying medical bills made the employer furious, the prospect of having to pay injury compensation called for more drastic measures. Send worker home!
