TWC2 activity: proposals and recommendations
Shakib and Taher look for jobs
Two men had to look for new jobs. One was in Bangladesh and the other was in Singapore. Different outcomes.
Two men had to look for new jobs. One was in Bangladesh and the other was in Singapore. Different outcomes.
The Ministry of Manpower announced new dormitory standards in September 2021. They're nearly all about control and surveillance, not comfort and wellbeing.
Following a detailed documentation of John Peter Ayyavu's salary claim saga, our comments about the weaknesses revealed in Singapore's salary claim system.
For all the wringing of hands over abuse of domestic workers, one key solution has still not been implemented despite TWC2 proposing it nearly two decades ago.
Filing an injury claim sometimes precipitates a salary problem as well. Arzu's case shows why. He also tells us about the supervisor and employer taking kickbacks.
Reflections on the pandemic: how helping workers with small essential needs reveals their vulnerabilities and the injustices they suffer.
There are many possible measures for reducing recruitment fees, say this research report. Contains deep analyses of rationale and feasibility.
Covid-immune and vaccinated workers should be retained, not sent home. An explainer why MOM policies are counter-productve.
Nearly half of dorm-based migrant workers had Covid-19, going by newly released figures. It's nearly herd immunity, yet they're still going to remain locked up.
A short explainer about how corrupted the recruitment system has become for migrant workers and the two key measures needed to reform the eco-system.