In July and August 2021, TWC2 struggled against an unresponsive system to get vaccinations for a special group of migrant workers. The details of our experience speak volumes about Singapore's "efficiency".
MOM said they needed 3 weeks to process the new employer's work pass application, but Saifuddin's pass would expire in one week.
Covid-19 is not the only easily transmissible disease around. There's another and it's been killing more people for years. Yet, we didn't lock up our workers.
The doctor said he had to operate, telling the patient not to worry about the cost since the employer should have insurance cover. "What?" she said. "I didn't know."
Danny was faced with a $34,000 hospital bill and was looking for help. Our first questions were: Why isn't the employer paying? What's the law for?
MOM gave this figure in a parliamentary reply. It's only a topline number. Look beneath it and it's a scene of buzzing flies.
A day by day account of how TWC2 helped a worker get treatment without delay after he fell down a flight of stairs.
A TWC2 volunteer went for a walk and came across a six-metre high hoarding. What is the ugliness that it is trying to hide from our view?
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?
