Facts, research, analysis

10 04, 2016

TWC2 makes submission regarding proposed Employment Claims Tribunal

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:03+08:00April 10th, 2016|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, Our Stand|

In February 2016, the Ministry of Manpower invited public feedback on the proposed Employment Claims Tribunal (ECT). The call for feedback can be seen at this link on the Reach website. Key points in the proposal include: ECT to be a tribunal under the State Courts, similar to Small Claims Court; ECT to handle all

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

27 11, 2015

MOM takes fewer than 10% of salary-non-payment employers to court

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:22+08:00November 27th, 2015|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, News Flash|

For the record, we place here the relevant part of the Parliamentary minutes from the sitting of Monday, 11 May 2015. Sanctions against employers who withhold wages for foreign employees Mr Hri Kumar Nair asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider stronger sanctions against employers who fail to pay, or wrongfully withhold,

24 11, 2015

A Sri Lankan’s story – the blurry line between exploitation and trafficking

alex2019-08-30T16:32:22+08:00November 24th, 2015|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Stories|

Transient Workers Count Too sees a relatively small number of Sri Lankans in the course of our work. There are far fewer of them in Singapore compared to Indians and Bangladeshis. Sri Lankans are an approved source for domestic work, construction and marine sectors, but except for women in the former, TWC2 can't recall seeing

29 10, 2015

Call for proposals: Labour Court research project

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:23+08:00October 29th, 2015|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Happenings, News, News Flash|

TWC2 is seeking collaborators to help us undertake research on Singapore's Labour Court system at the Ministry of Manpower, specifically procedures and practices relating to the salary and injury claims of migrant workers. Research will include a review of legislation and legislative history governing salary and injury claims in Labour Court and an overview of

21 10, 2015

Who cares about the overtime rule? and other discoveries

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:32:24+08:00October 21st, 2015|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

By Fatima Ying I was given the opportunity to intern for TWC2 and the experience allowed me to interact with migrant workers, most of whom are Indian and Bangladeshi nationals. Through my conversations with them, I got to find out more about their culture and lifestyle here and gained some interesting insights into the world

4 10, 2015

Workplace injuries rise 2010 to 2014

webmaster2019-08-30T16:32:24+08:00October 4th, 2015|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

With the 2014 statistics now out on the Ministry of Manpower's website, a steady rise in workplace injuries can be seen through the five-year period 2010 to 2014. Here are the key numbers: These figures are shown in the bar chart below: It is not clear how "major injuries" are determined and differentiated from "minor

8 09, 2015

The day an employer came to us for help

alex2019-08-30T16:32:25+08:00September 8th, 2015|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

By Alex Au One afternoon late March 2015, an employer came to Transient Workers Count Too to see if we could help him. "He was almost in tears," said my colleague Russell Heng who devoted more than half an hour lending him a sympathetic ear. He was a contractor with over a hundred workers, but he