Like many shipyard workers who come to TWC2 for help, Salak tells us about his recruitment fee and the agent's efforts to cover it up. His experience is no exception.
What happens when a foreigner finds himself or herself the subject of a police report made by someone else? What happens if the police have little evidence to go on?
Last October, the Business Times carried a commentary on the sustainability of our migrant labour model. We add our views.
Here is another shipyard worker, with a recruitment fee story like many others, except that the details show how involved the employer was in the fee negotiations.
Lots of migrant workers can be found in our F&B sector, but the exploitative working conditions are terrible, despite nice laws.
Many injured workers report that company representatives accompany them to doctor appointments, and influence doctors' actions. Here's one case and its implications.
It first began with the employer cutting out the agent (to the worker's advantage), but it actually was a sign that the employer couldn't be trusted to honour the contract.
We polled 391 Tamil-Indian workers in October 2025 to find out how long they have been in Singapore, and how long on average they stay in a job.
TWC2's letter to the Straits Times Forum about the Employment Claims Tribunal process is published. Much improvement to process is needed.
Singapore's human rights will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in the 2nd quarter of 2026. TWC2 and HOME prepared a joint submission.
