Two maid abuse cases together throw a spotlight on an underlying issue: the difficulty migrant workers face when trying to get out of unhappy jobs.
Ziaur and Miah work for a furniture manufacturer. Plush sofas, polished wood and the glint of brass surround them. What's there not to like?
A worker needed surgery but his employer would not pay for it despite having medical insurance. TWC2 got it done but before he could fully recover, more hurdles....
Suresh overstayed. He was caught and went to jail for about a week. After release, he was left in limbo in Singapore for another year and a half.
Following a detailed documentation of John Peter Ayyavu's salary claim saga, our comments about the weaknesses revealed in Singapore's salary claim system.
A detailed documentation of John Peter Ayyavu's salary claim saga. After battling it out for six months, John goes home, his owed wages mostly unrecovered.
A detailed documentation of John Peter Ayyavu's salary claim saga. Employer counter-attacks with false and frivolous counter-claims.
A detailed documentation of John Peter Ayyavu's salary claim saga. After four months of not being paid, John files a claim at MOM/TADM, the start of a long battle.
A detailed documentation of John Peter Ayyavu's salary claim saga. It began with having to pay kickbacks to the boss in order to get the S-Pass job.
Our laws invest employers with a lot of power over foreign workers. But laws also give workers rights, Bosses can be so intoxicated with power, they get carried away.
