Facts, research, analysis

18 07, 2018

Bangladeshi workers’ perception of Singapore, choice of Singapore as work destination and journey here

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:31:03+08:00July 18th, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Intern Roy Lim was with TWC2 from late April to early June 2018. Among his tasks were to complete a research project, a smallish one in view of the limited time and that fact that it had to be done single-handedly. The attached paper is his report. In his paper, he found that Bangladeshi workers

9 07, 2018

On emotional health

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:31:03+08:00July 9th, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, Our Stand|

By Debbie Fordyce In trying to help injured and out-of-work migrant workers, we at TWC2 find ourselves dealing with a multitude of issues piling onto the same man at the same time. Some of them, such as injuries, are easier to see than others. Others, such as non-payment of salaries, are straightforward enough to grasp.

1 07, 2018

Policy brief 2018, no. 1: Electronic payment of salary should be mandatory

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:31:04+08:00July 1st, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, Our Stand|

In the first for four policy briefs for 2018, Transient Workers Count Too sets out the case for electronic payment of salaries for Work Permit holders. The paper points out that "Electronic payment of salaries through bank transfer provides a 'paper trail' to demonstrate compliance with payment requirements and reduce wage disputes," and notes that

3 06, 2018

How our volunteers put injured workers on the road to recovery

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:31:04+08:00June 3rd, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

By Cheong Kwok Wy Enshrined in the constitution of the World Health Organisation, the notion of basic healthcare is widely regarded as a fundamental right for every human being. By and large, Singapore does provide that right to every transient worker that comes here, such as through mandatory health insurance. Our Work Injury Compensation Act

22 05, 2018

Foreign workforce numbers, 2017

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:04+08:00May 22nd, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

The number of Work Permit holders in the construction sector declined by nearly 10% between end-2016 and end-2017, latest figures on foreign workforce numbers show. There were 284,900 construction Work Permit holders end-2017 compared to 315,500 of them end-2016. It's a reduction of over 30,000. This mirrors the 8.4% contraction in construction industry GDP in

15 05, 2018

MOM says Singapore’s workplace injury reporting criteria are “aligned to international practices”

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:04+08:00May 15th, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, News Flash, Our Stand|

Member of Parliament Louis Ng put in an oral question for oral answer on 19 February 2018, on the topic of injury reporting. Sam Tan, the Minister of State for Manpower replied on behalf of the minister. Nominated Member of Parliament K Thanaletchimi also contributed a supplementary question during the debate. See too TWC2's comment

15 05, 2018

Do MOM’s injury statistics hide more than they reveal?

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:04+08:00May 15th, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

A TWC2 research volunteer recently unearthed some interesting statistics regarding workplace injuries in the construction industry. Compared to other industrialised nations, the ratio of construction injury to overall injury rate and the ratio of construction injuries to fatalities is relatively low in Singapore. In the construction sector, the ratio of injuries to fatalities was 82:1 for Singapore in 2015. This

25 04, 2018

Employment Claims Tribunal handled 1,190 cases in first year of operations

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:05+08:00April 25th, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, News Flash|

Marking the first anniversary of the new system for salary disputes, the State Courts issued a media statement on 24 April 2018 providing some statistics about the cases they handled during the first twelve months. From 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, the Employment Claims Tribunals (ECT), a unit within the State Courts, saw

19 04, 2018

On average, injured workers with TWC2 wait eleven months for compensation

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:05+08:00April 19th, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, Our Stand|

The typical worker who is with TWC2's Cuff Road Project has waited nearly six months since his workplace accident. Yet he is still some distance from the conclusion of his Work Injury Compensation (Wica) claim. Typically, this worker is still in the first of four phases: getting medical treatment or simply waiting for an assessment

10 04, 2018

A review of overtime pay and related issues

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:05+08:00April 10th, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Most interns are required to do some research during their period with Transient Workers Count Too. Coupled with their exposure to casework, this is to enable them to gain an in-depth understanding of at least one facet of the many issues migrant workers are faced with. Undergraduate Wang Shimeng interned with us in December 2017