Accident reporting

2 04, 2018

Exploitative law firms: systemic solutions needed from MOM

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:06+08:00April 2nd, 2018|News, Our Stand|

In late March 2018, a short while after this article Two injured workers provide detailed accounts of a law firm's practices was published, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) asked for the names of the workers and law firms involved. Transient Workers Count Too declined to provide this information. As the details of that story indicated, the

19 11, 2017

Bridging the academic-NGO divide: Making research relevant to migrant workers and their front line supporters.

webmaster2020-09-24T18:10:07+08:00November 19th, 2017|Articles, Facts, research, analysis, Happenings, News, Our Stand|

Nick Harrigan (extreme right) moderating a panel discussion at another event This is a speech given by Nicholas Harrigan, a member of TWC2's research subcommittee, at the 'Health of Migrants and Refugees Workshop' in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 10 November 2017. This workshop was hosted by United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health. Attendees

10 09, 2017

Records of accidents are such a nuisance, aren’t they?

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:31+08:00September 10th, 2017|Articles, Stories|

By Namgay Choden, based on an interview in July 2017 With me this evening is Howlader Mohammod Selim, and he tells me about what happened in September 2016. Selim had suffered an accident at work, and was brought to Ng Teng Fong Hospital in Jurong East. After treatment, the doctor asked Selim whether he needed

18 08, 2017

After ten days in hospital, company tries to rush Mazharul onto a plane

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:31+08:00August 18th, 2017|Articles, Stories|

By Janson Chang, based on an interview in June 2017 Throughout most of our conversation Islam Mazharul does not sit easy. The two friends who accompany him do more than half the telling, during which Mazahrul does not seem to be tuning in to it himself. It seems like he is miles away. His nervous

1 07, 2017

Kamroul waiting months for MRI, not allowed to work, no income

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:32+08:00July 1st, 2017|Articles, Stories|

By Sun Hanchen Hasan Kamroul was a marine trades worker, working at Benoi Shipyard. 7 December 2016 was supposed to be just another normal work night for him, but all changed several hours into his shift. Having been tasked to move some 26-inch pipes with two of his fellow workers, Kamroul set about doing his

11 05, 2017

Injured worker given ‘good news’: “Go home, see your family for a week.”

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:33+08:00May 11th, 2017|Articles, Stories|

By Chow Zheng Shuan Uddin Md Jashim -- or Din, as his friends call him -- is at Isthana Restaurant this Monday evening for dinner provided by TWC2. After receiving his packed meal from the counter, he settles down at a table to recount his story to me. I picked him randomly to talk to.

15 03, 2017

“Money coming”, but no one told Hossain

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:34+08:00March 15th, 2017|Articles, Stories|

https://youtu.be/sJgiTBRV_tM Text by Jean Law, video by Jonathan Ang Hossain Monir believes that compensation for his permanent injury was paid out three months ago, but not to him. He is mistaken, but he is not totally wrong either. Indeed, a compensation sum had been offered to him, but he wasn't informed. His case shows how

28 08, 2016

Bleeding badly from injured hand, Juyel ferried from doctor to doctor

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:32:00+08:00August 28th, 2016|Articles, Stories|

By De Sheng Poh “So many pain, so many blood.” remarked Juyel as he recounted his harrowing experience immediately following a serious injury sustained in the line of work. Earning an average of $1,200 a month, Md Juyel Hossain Md Abdul Hai, a Bangladeshi national, is the sole breadwinner of his extended family, which consists of

14 06, 2016

How we walked Muslem Motalb, with broken knee, home

alex2019-08-30T16:32:02+08:00June 14th, 2016|Articles, Stories|

Muslem Motalb will always remember Transient Workers Count Too fondly. "I [will] never forget TWC2," he told us in the days before he went home. "Many people in TWC2 help me so much." We'll tell the story here of what we did to help bring his case to a successful conclusion. It took almost a

25 10, 2015

Operation and crutches without MC, MOM’s accident reporting system crippled

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:32:24+08:00October 25th, 2015|Articles, Stories|

By Keith Wong At right is a picture of Pennada Balarama Murthy taken six weeks after the accident that injured his right ankle. He still cannot put weight on that foot. Any reasonable person would say he should be on medical leave. Even prescribing light duty would not be appropriate since he can't climb onto