TWC2’s work and migrant worker issues as covered by the media

23 11, 2013

Menton Technologies’ failure to pay salaries in the news

2019-08-30T16:34:15+08:00November 23rd, 2013|Media Coverage, News, News Flash|

The Online Citizen carried a lengthy report, 22 Nov 2013, on the case of about 100 Bangladeshi employees of Menton Technologies who are owed salaries and overtime by their employer. See http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2013/11/a-raw-deal/. The report pointed out that the company had been in the news before over a similar issue -- not paying its workers. Even while

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21 11, 2013

Business Times and Today report on TWC2’s payslips stand

2019-08-30T16:34:15+08:00November 21st, 2013|Media Coverage, News|

Transient Workers Count Too's recent media statement was carried by the Business Times and Today. The Business Times ('TWC2 unhappy with govt decision to defer payslips', 20 Nov 2013) highlighted The non-profit group also wants the Manpower Ministry (MOM) to "at least institute it as a condition" required of employers who want to apply for

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20 11, 2013

Video of container housing for migrant workers

2019-08-30T16:34:15+08:00November 20th, 2013|Media Coverage, News|

TWC2 spotted a Youtube video described as showing the conditions that foreign workers are housed in when their employers use shipping containers for accommodation. Based on TWC2's experience, this video provides an authentic view of the situation. The video, uploaded by "xising" has no commentary and therefore much contextual information is lacking.  

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21 10, 2013

Singapore needs updated trafficking laws

2019-08-30T16:34:17+08:00October 21st, 2013|Media Coverage, News, Our Stand|

As published in the Straits Times Opinion pages on 21 October 2013, by John Gee. --- Why S'pore needs anti-trafficking laws District Judge Low Wee Ping was very forthright in his comments on Sept 12 when he sentenced four men who had sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl. "What you and similar offenders have participated

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21 07, 2013

Don’t dictate sick leave, employers told

2019-08-30T16:34:51+08:00July 21st, 2013|Media Coverage, News, News Flash|

The Ministry of Manpower sent out an email reminder to 28,000 workplace safety and health officers telling them "not to influence doctors to give injured workers less sick leave than they need," reported the Sunday Times on 21 July 2013. According to the newspaper, this email was dated 11 July, which would be four days

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13 07, 2013

Straits Times editorial: Callous collusion must be stopped

2019-08-30T16:34:52+08:00July 13th, 2013|Media Coverage, News|

In its editorial of Saturday, 13 July 2013, the Straits Times says "collusion between doctors and employers is conduct simply too callous to go unpunished." It was addressing the issue of insufficient medical leave given by some doctors in private practice to injured workers, as covered by the newspaper in a news story last Sunday.

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31 05, 2013

Companies should publicise their labour standards and write them into contracts

2019-08-30T16:34:53+08:00May 31st, 2013|Media Coverage, News, Our Stand|

In a letter published by Today newspaper, TWC2 immediate past president John Gee proposed a means by which good labour standards can be propagated in Singapore. Companies should write labour standards into contracts with their subcontractors. Government-linked companies should lead the way, he says, among other suggestions. --- Today, 31 May 2013, Voices section Companies

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