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21 04, 2008

Give the maid a break

2019-08-30T16:36:54+08:00April 21st, 2008|Media Coverage, News|

This article appeared in ‘Today’ on August 3, 2006 and is reproduced as published. Give the maid a break The issue of a regular rest day needs to be legislated, not left to private contract John Gee A new standard contract for domestic workers and employers, produced by CaseTrust and the Association of Employment Agencies

14 02, 2008

Human trafficking: The numbers don’t add up

2019-08-30T16:36:54+08:00February 14th, 2008|Media Coverage, News|

Today, February 5, 2008, by Leong Wee Keat Link: http://www.todayonline.com/articles/236052.asp They are two different sets of statistics, painting two very different pictures. According to the Philippine Embassy, in an annual report recently submitted to the Philippine government, the number of Filipinos trafficked into Singapore and forced to work at red-light establishments last year hit an

17 11, 2007

A day off for all

2019-08-30T16:36:54+08:00November 17th, 2007|News, Our Stand|

Remarks by then TWC2 president, John Gee, at a forum organised by students at National University of Singapore, 9th November 2007: 'The Maltreatment of Migrant Workers: Myths, Causes and Consequences'. Today, I want to speak particularly about the issue of a regular day off for domestic workers. Around half the women from other countries who

29 10, 2007

Worker thrown off lorry in accident, killed

2019-08-30T16:36:54+08:00October 29th, 2007|News, News Flash|

An accident in which one Indian worker was killed recently drew public attention once again to the problem of the transportation of foreign workers in the back of trucks and lorries. 24-year old Solai Raj from Tamil Nadu died after a car hit the lorry in which he was being carried, causing it to spin

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