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

4 06, 2012

Proposals for the amendment of Regulations issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act

2019-08-30T16:36:02+08:00June 4th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, Our Stand|

The EFMA governs the employment of foreign staff in Singapore. The great majority of non-Singaporean employees are low-salaried migrant workers.Out of over one million non-Singaporeans employed in the country in 2011, 870,000 are low paid workers considered to be semi-skilled who are present on work permits. Perhaps another 100,000 are S-Pass holders. Currently, work permits

4 06, 2012

Proposals for the amendment of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA)

2019-08-30T16:36:02+08:00June 4th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, News, Our Stand|

The EFMA governs the employment of foreign personnel in Singapore. The great majority of non-Singaporean employees are low-salaried migrant workers. TWC2 brought together a legal team to work on proposals for the amendment of EFMA and the regulations issued under it – specifically, the different types of work pass. TWC2 is grateful to those who

26 03, 2012

Overview of income and expenditure in 2011

2019-08-30T16:36:04+08:00March 26th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

In a brief presentation made at the Annual General Meeting held on March 25, 2011, Transient Workers Count Too treasurer Alex Au gave a cautious assessment of TWC2's financial health. Recalling how at the start of 2011, the previous (interim) treasurer Russell Heng predicted a cash crunch in 2011, Alex spoke about how TWC2 tightened

29 01, 2012

“MOM and the Police will ensure that the worker is not confined against his will,” says Manpower minister Tharman

2019-08-30T16:36:22+08:00January 29th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Below is the transcript from the Hansard of a parliamentary question asked by Mr Pritam Singh (Workers' Party - Aljunied) on November 21, 2011. One employee of a repatriation company was jailed for voluntarily causing hurt in 2010, but from the absence of mention, it appears that no one has so far been prosecuted for

15 01, 2012

Fact sheet: Correct way to calculate salaries (non-domestic workers)

2019-08-30T16:36:22+08:00January 15th, 2012|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Volunteer case workers are sometimes confused as to how salaries of work permit holders (other than domestic workers) should be calculated. This is understandable because methods used by employers differ widely, and most times, the chosen method violates the law. Yet, because volunteers may see so many incorrect ways to calculate salaries, they begin to

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