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17 03, 2016

Four workers allege employer made them pay for their jobs, MOM investigating

Volunteer Writing Team2023-10-03T10:43:01+08:00March 17th, 2016|Articles, Stories|

By Ranjana Raghunathan At TWC2's Cuff Road Project, a group of five workers, three Indian and two Bangladeshi, catch my attention. They seem to know each other, and have come to enroll themselves in the free meal program together. Upon questioning a little, I learn that they, along with four other workers, faced issues

16 03, 2016

TWC2 hosts nearly 200 students in a single week in March

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:03+08:00March 16th, 2016|Articles, Happenings|

The second week of March 2016 was a busy week for TWC2 volunteers, as nearly 200 students from two schools came to us for a Day School programme. However, Day School is not just for school students. Occasionally there have been groups of civil servants. Most of the time though, it is junior college and

14 03, 2016

26 stitches in his hand, 2 days medical leave

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:32:03+08:00March 14th, 2016|Articles, Stories|

By Richard S Getting off at Farrer Park station, I pass railing after railing of discount clothes, sunglasses, and mobile phone accessories. This is an area catering to the migrant workers of southern India and Bangladesh. The food here is authentic, delicious, and served with staggeringly large portions of rice. TWC2 is operating from the

12 03, 2016

Seeing rain clouds on a clear day

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:32:03+08:00March 12th, 2016|Articles, Stories|

By Lucas Sim All through my hour with Masud (not his real name), I was expecting him to say something like 'my boss don't want me to see doctor', or 'my boss don't want to pay for my treatment'. These are common complaints that volunteers like me hear from workers coming to Transient Workers Count

12 03, 2016

Too many claims for minor injuries

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:21+08:00March 12th, 2016|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Most of the men who appeal to TWC2 for assistance have lost their jobs and left the company dormitory after suffering a workplace injury and lodging a claim for injury compensation. The majority of them come to TWC2 through the meal program known as The Cuff Road Project (TCRP). In 2015 alone, more than 1,129

11 03, 2016

Only 50 complaints a year re unauthorised salary deductions. Really?

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:22+08:00March 11th, 2016|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, News Flash|

Extracted from the Hansard (Parliamentary reports), for the record: Parliamentary sitting of 29 February 2016: Mr Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Manpower (a) how many complaints of unauthorised salary deductions have been registered every year from 2010 to 2015; and (b) in how many of these cases are the complaints found to have

10 03, 2016

Statistics on Dependant Passes

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:22+08:00March 10th, 2016|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, News Flash|

Extracted from the Hansard (Parliamentary reports) for the record: Parliamentary sitting of 29 February 2016. Mr Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Manpower (a) from 2011 to 2015, what is the number of foreigners given Dependant Passes; and (b) what is the number of Dependant Pass holders who are given the Letter of Consent

22 12, 2015

Sardar knocked down and fainted, yet not sent to doctor

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:32:22+08:00December 22nd, 2015|Articles, Stories|

By Zhan Nanxin When Alex touches Sardar Md Shamin’s shoulder, he flinches. The accident is several months ago, but should his injury be permanent, he will be unable to take up any heavy-duty job again, in Singapore or in any other country. He will be unable to support both his sisters back home in Bangladesh who

18 12, 2015

Lunch with Heart raises record amount for TWC2

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:22+08:00December 18th, 2015|Articles, Happenings|

Transient Workers Count Too held our annual benefit lunch (Lunch with Heart) Sunday 13 December 2015. We sold a record 335 tickets, raising over $33,000 -- also a new record. Most well-wishers donated back their tickets so that we could invite workers on their behalf to have a good meal. A total of 100 domestic

12 12, 2015

Clinic-shopping while Alam bleeds away

alex2019-08-30T16:32:22+08:00December 12th, 2015|Articles, Stories|

"Boss say I must not talking (tell others) how I accident," Alam recounts of the first hours after his forearm was torn open. "He say I must explain like this: (that) I go canteen to makan (eat), and I fall down there." "He tell other workers, nobody must talking." But when Alam Mahbubul finally got