From nearly a million migrant workers, here are some of their experiences

26 02, 2011

Dear Diary (1)

2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00February 26th, 2011|Articles, Stories|

The following story is an extract from a journal written by a foreign domestic worker in Singapore. This is the first of the series. For their privacy, TWC2 has replaced names and removed references to dates and places. Only major spelling mistakes have been corrected; otherwise the text is what was written by them. This

29 06, 2010

Helpline caller forced to choose between family and conscience

2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00June 29th, 2010|Articles, Stories|

Family members often have different views on migrant workers, especially on the treatment of their own domestic workers. This short story by Anne Bergen-Aurand, first published in our members' newsletter of March-April 2010, recalls a difficulty faced by a caller to our helpline: TWC2's helpline frequently receives calls from “concerned others.”  These are callers who

20 01, 2010

Cruelty through starvation

2019-08-30T16:36:54+08:00January 20th, 2010|Articles, Stories|

From TWC2 members' newsletter, Sept-Oct 2009: Sometimes TWC2 has calls about domestic workers who don’t get enough food to eat. There are not many – just eight last year, for example – but we know other organisations receive similar calls. This is a serious type of abuse and so even a small number of cases

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