Our advocacy work is based on evidence collected in our research activities. In this section are reports, research findings, brief fact sheets and analyses.

6 01, 2013

Troubled waters: Trafficking of Filipino men into the long haul fishing industry through Singapore

2019-08-30T16:35:20+08:00January 6th, 2013|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Research by Sallie Yea With contributions by Shelley Thio from TWC2 December 2012 Abstract The report shows that trafficking characterizes a significant proportion of the experiences of the fishermen on the boats that dock in Singapore’s ports. These fishermen suffer various abuses during the recruitment and deployment process (in the Philippines and Singapore), at sea (in

26 12, 2012

“40 to a room” — video of a workers’ dormitory in Singapore

2019-08-30T16:35:20+08:00December 26th, 2012|Facts, research, analysis, Media Coverage, News|

The above video shows an industrial building converted into a dormitory for Chinese, Indian and Bangladeshi workers. Each room houses about 40 men -- there are at least two rooms -- in extremely crammed and poorly ventilated conditions. The video also pans the shower and toilet facilities. It was produced by the website publichouse.sg and

19 12, 2012

Manpower ministry receives about 600 complaints a month

2019-08-30T16:35:21+08:00December 19th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, News Flash, Uncategorized|

In a blogpost to mark International Migrants Day, Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin revealed some statistics: MOM receives some 7,000 telephone enquiries and 2,500 emails per month on employment-related matters from both local and foreign workers. Some 600 statutory employment claims (e.g. non-payment of salary or overtime pay, unauthorised deductions made from salary etc) are

20 10, 2012

Mind the gap: no system in place to help workers needing costly medical care

2019-08-30T16:35:23+08:00October 20th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Uncategorized|

Just this year alone, three workers came to the attention of Transient Workers Count Too with holes in their skulls resulting from workplace accidents (see story here).  They needed cranioplasties -- reconstructing the missing part of the skull with synthetic material -- but who would pay for the operation? Their cases highlight a gap in

12 10, 2012

Manpower minister provides 5-year data for foreign workforce numbers

2019-08-30T16:35:23+08:00October 12th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Uncategorized|

Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-jin penned a blogpost in the Manpower blog in which he sought to explain to the Singapore public the recent trends in foreign workforce numbers. He said that many businesses have told him that his ministry, by tightening work passes for foreigners, was "unreasonably making it difficult for businesses". However,

28 09, 2012

Nabbing immigration offenders affects Special Pass holders too

2019-08-30T16:35:24+08:00September 28th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Uncategorized|

The drop in the number of immigration offenders was covered recently in the news: 2,077, 1,698, and 1,318 people were arrested for immigration offences in the first half of 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively [endnote 1]. The news story did not reveal whether these numbers included both male and female immigration offenders, who encounter significantly

12 08, 2012

Worse off for working? Kickbacks, intermediary fees and migrant construction workers in Singapore

2019-08-30T16:35:59+08:00August 12th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Uncategorized|

By John Gee A majority of Bangladeshi workers in the construction industry may be made to pay their employers for the renewal of their contracts. Typically, they need to be employed in Singapore for at least 17 ½ months if they are to earn enough to pay off their placement costs. For most of the

9 08, 2012

Is MOM outsourcing its work?

2019-08-30T16:35:59+08:00August 9th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Stories|

The most common question that people ask about the injured men who eat at The Cuff Road Project (TCRP) is whether they have lawyers to help with their case. Well, yes and no. Yes, they have lawyers, but no, the lawyers don’t necessarily help. TWC2’s Cuff Road Project feeds South Asian migrants who are not

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