24 12, 2013

Woolim, part 1: how low can a salary go?

2019-08-30T16:34:12+08:00December 24th, 2013|Articles, Stories|

Hossain Iqbel's IPA states a basic monthly salary of $800, but for a year, he's been paid a basic of only $1.50 an hour (equivalent to $286 a month). The 'IPA' is the In-principle Approval for a Work Permit, a letter issued by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to employer and employee prior to the

18 12, 2013

Escaping from repatriation toughs, Neelakandan left all his belongings behind

2019-08-30T16:34:12+08:00December 18th, 2013|Articles, Stories|

"Meeting time, they speak all very nicely," recalls Neelakandan of a meeting at his company office on Tuesday, 22 October 2013. Present were "boss wife", a Chinese Singaporean, a manager and an engineer, both Sri Lankans. They -- Neelakandan's superiors -- asked him for details about the incident on Sunday morning, when his supervisors got

16 12, 2013

TWC2 celebrates International Migrants Day 2013 with ‘Lunch with Heart’

2019-08-30T16:34:12+08:00December 16th, 2013|Articles, Happenings|

TWC2's 2013 benefit event Lunch with Heart, coinciding with International Migrants Day, began a minute's silence in remembrance of Sakthivel Kumaravelu, the man who was killed in a bus accident last Sunday night (8 Dec 2013). Coincidentally, the event (at Apollo Banana Leaf Restaurant) was held but a stone's throw from where the incident took

15 12, 2013

Talk at European Union Human Rights Day seminar

2019-08-30T16:34:12+08:00December 15th, 2013|Articles, Happenings, News, Our Stand|

Below is the short talk TWC2 vice-president Alex Au (above, 2nd from left) gave at the Human Rights Day seminar organised by the Delegation of the European Union delegation to Singapore, 10 December 2013. The theme of the seminar was 'Contemporary perspectives on economic & social rights'. --- In the matter of employment, we would

13 12, 2013

Seen but unheard

2019-08-30T16:34:13+08:00December 13th, 2013|Articles, Stories|

By Wajihah Hamid Watching what happened on Sunday in Singapore’s Little India made my heart sink. At one end of the line of fire were fellow Singaporeans while at the other end were Indian migrant workers – a group whom I followed closely for about 3 months, going to Little India every other day, doing

12 12, 2013

Not often seen: repetitive stress injury

2019-08-30T16:34:13+08:00December 12th, 2013|Articles, Stories|

By Eitan "One day, boss face change," says Abdul Khaium. "Somebody senior talk to boss, then boss become like angry me." Abdul Khaium does not know the reason even now, but his story is one of an employer who seems to have been patient and understanding until that day. Once the attitude changed, however, it

10 12, 2013

Little India riot — learning the right lessons from this episode

2019-08-30T16:34:13+08:00December 10th, 2013|Media Coverage, News, Our Stand|

The Straits Times invited Transient Workers Count Too to contribute an opinion-editorial on the incident of Sunday night, 8 December 2013. It was published in the newspaper's  Tuesday, 10 December edition. --- RIOT IN LITTLE INDIA Learning the right lessons from this episode By Russell Heng For The Straits Times On Sunday night, in Little

8 12, 2013

Doctors need to talk to their patients, part 2

2019-08-30T16:34:13+08:00December 8th, 2013|Articles, Stories|

By Benjamin Wong In part 1 was the story of two workers who were worried that their medical records did not correctly capture the circumstances surrounding their workplace accidents. In both cases, the doctors didn't ask the patients how the injury occurred; representatives of the company spoke to the doctors instead. But employers have vested

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