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13 01, 2012

HDB construction workers to rise from 18,000 to 45,000, so will worker problems

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Media Release 13 January 2012 For immediate release Minister for National Development Mr Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament, in response to a question from a member of parliament on 9 December 2012, that with the Housing and Development Board (HDB) accelerating its building programme, the number of construction workers involved in HDB projects is expected

11 01, 2012

HDB building programme up, more construction workers needed

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A brief report in the Straits Times, January 10, 2012, mentioned that Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan told parliament the day before that with the Housing and Development Board (HDB) cranking up its building programme, the number of construction workers involved in HDB's public housing projects will increase from last year's 18,000 to

11 01, 2012

Badluck Rafiq

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Seldom does a single worker get featured in the news twice. Rafiq Miah has that dubious distinction. He was first mentioned in the New Paper in August 2011 after suffering a foot injury in April, and then got hurt in a fire that broke out at a restaurant. He was staying in the room above

9 01, 2012

No country for fishermen

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The death on the high seas of Eril Morales Andrade was featured in The Online Citizen's story, dated January 9, 2012. The case of this Filipino, recruited by a Singapore company, Step Up Marine, to work aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel, has been monitored closely by TWC2 executive committee member Shelley Thio for several months.

8 01, 2012

Jakarta plans to stop sending maids by 2017

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In a story datelined Jakarta, January 5, 2012, the Straits Times reported plans afoot in Indonesia to ban sending maids abroad by 2017 unless the receiving country recognises them as formal workers. Under the Domestic Worker Roadmap 2017, it wants to ensure maids are treated like other workers when they work abroad - earning minimum

2 01, 2012

Botched hand surgeries

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Every year, three public hospitals see more than 15 cases of foreign workers whose hand injuries have not been treated properly, reported the Sunday Times, January 1, 2012, in a full-page spread. The hospitals were Singapore General Hospital, National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital -- these are the three with dedicated hand surgery

29 12, 2011

Immigration: What to look out for in 2012

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The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) intends to amend the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act in 2012 to strengthen the regulatory hand vis-a-vis errant employers, reported the Straits Times, December 29, 2011. The aim is to "hold employers more accountable for the basic rights and welfare of migrant workers under their charge," the newspaper reported. This

22 12, 2011

Minister of State Tan Chuan-jin calls on bosses to treat migrant workers fairly

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Singaporeans should show our appreciation to migrant workers as they are an integral part of society and play an important role at that, said Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan-jin in a blogpost marking International Migrants Day. "They are the workers that build the infrastructure that we enjoy every day and the very homes

21 12, 2011

Some details emerge on new maids Settling-in Programme

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The Settling-in Programme (SIP) for new maids, expected to start in the middle of 2012, is likely to cost $50 to $120 for a one-day or one-and-a-half-day course, reported the Straits Times, December 21, 2011. This estimate was given as the Ministry of Manpower conducted a briefing for likely providers of the course. Among conditions

19 12, 2011

Straits Times reports on International Migrants Day

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Carried on page 2 of the Home section, the Straits Times (Monday, December 19, 2011) featured various non-profit organisations' messages and activities marking International Migrants' Day, including TWC2's. Leading the story was the call by Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics' (HOME) for a specialised anti-human trafficking law. "We urge the state to make our laws