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7 04, 2011

TWC2 urges National Wages Council to set fair and non-discriminatory pay guidelines

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Transient Workers Count Too and HOME sent a joint letter to the National Wages Council in April 2011: --- 5 April 2011 The Secretary National Wages Council C/O Labour Relations Department Level 6, Ministry of Manpower 18 Havelock Road Singapore 059764 Dear Sir, VIEWS ON NATIONAL WAGES GUIDELINES 2011 The Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics

11 03, 2011

Malaysia caned nearly 30,000 refugees and migrants, says Amnesty International

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While this is a report by Amnesty International on Malaysia, Singapore too canes visa overstayers (see Fact sheet: Overstaying by more than 90 days can lead to caning). However, TWC2 does not have statistics on the number of persons so punished in Singapore. ------ Malaysian government reveals nearly 30,000 foreigners caned by Amnesty International March

7 12, 2010

Support the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers

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TWC2 calls for Singapore to support the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 7th December 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Singapore, December 8th, 2010: There are now 214 million international migrants, according to the latest annual report of the International Organisation for Migration, and

3 12, 2010

Gambling: Should migrant workers be barred from casinos?

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When they first opened, there was some excitement over the issue of migrant workers going to Singapore’s casinos. During the first week after the Resorts World casino opened on Sentosa Island, there were reports that male migrant workers were ‘swarming’ it, grabbing free drinks and generally getting in the way of local gamblers – and,

30 07, 2010

Lorry safety measures deadline brought forward

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On July 19, 2010,in the wake of yet another fatal accident, Minister for Transport Raymond Lim announced in Parliament that the deadline for previously-announced safety measures is to be brought forward. Here is a record of the July 19 statement in response of questions by members of parliament: --- 13. Mr Christopher de Souza asked

28 06, 2010

Workers should be transported in enclosed vehicles

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For immediate release 28 June 2010 Three Chinese workers died when a lorry in which they were being carried skidded and crashed onto its side on the morning of June 22nd. Some among the 14 survivors needed hospital treatment. The lorry crashed off the Pan-Island Expressway. TWC2 has argued strongly against transporting workers on the

27 06, 2010

Three workers killed as lorry overturns

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Three workers, reported to be from China, died as a result of a traffic accident along the Pan-Island Expressway, June 22, 2010. Two men died on the spot while a third passed away later in hospital. Six men remained warded overnight. XinMSM reported that although the decal on the back of the wrecked lorry showed

29 05, 2010

Employment Agencies Act and Rules: Proposals for amendment 2010

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Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) brought together a group of lawyers who worked on these proposals for amending the legislation and rules governing the agencies that handle the placement of many migrant workers with employers every year. The format reproduces the Act and Regulations, with the proposals inserted into the test wherever appropriate. Download the

31 01, 2010

Employment agency licensing regulations prohibit holding workers’ passports

webmaster2019-08-30T16:36:53+08:00January 31st, 2010|News, Our Stand|

In response to the article Employer's passport to trouble, published in Today, January 25, 2010, John Gee wrote to journalist Esther Ng: Dear Esther, I hope that you've had mostly positive reactions to your article on the retention of migrant workers' passports by agents and employers. It is an issue that TWC2 has raised a

31 01, 2010

Two employment agencies fined for keeping workers’ passports

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Minister for Manpower Gan Kim Yong revealed in Parliament that two employment agencies were fined for refusing to return passports to migrant workers, reported Today on January 25, 2010. The ministry further reiterated to Mediacorp that "Employers should not retain their foreign workers' passports without their consent." However, it is more often employers, rather than