It was a bright, breezy day with blue skies. Just perfect for kite-flying. Discover Singapore brought twenty-one workers on 31 August 2013 to the Promontory at Marina Bay, taking advantage of the advertised Kite-Flying Festival. TWC2 volunteers Irene, Emily, Steven and Terence organised and led the group, with friends Kee Wee and Karan joining in. Discover
Gulam Mustafa Zakir Hossain fears his work injury compensation claim may have been totally screwed up. He injured his right shoulder, but the medical report from West Point Hospital where he was initially treated mentions the left shoulder. "My left side no problem," he says. It has never been injured. It may have been just
Only 28 percent of injured workers have been offered accommodation by their employer (sometimes, MOM) post-injury. This despite the fact that the law requires employers to provide decent housing while they are in Singapore. Even so, these 28 percent were not in that offered accommodation; they fled for fear of forced repatriation and other pressing
By Ghie Ghie Mosquera Harking back to those years when I was still in the Philippines and living with my family, those were the happiest days of my life. Living a simple life with special people around me is all I ever dreamed of. But, there were days where I realised that something was lacking:
By Keith W "Now I get less," says Prashath Ranthulan (not his real name). "Other worker, they take $3,000 and go back [home]. Agent give, but tell worker [if] take money, cannot go MOM." He was the only one to turn down the hush money. Why? "I want to complain MOM. I don't want other
By Fuxiong Looking downcast, Jeyaraj (not his real name) recalls a recent meeting with his case officer at the Ministry of Manpower: "MOM officer also say, 'I understand boss alibaba, but cannot prove. If you want prove, I can help, but waiting long time.'" Alibaba is a commonly-used term among Indian and Bangladeshi workers to
By Max Ang Since an unfortunate incident at work injured his right middle finger, Mohammad Salauddin Abdul Awal has been unable to work. Without income, where will he find accommodation? Salauddin suffered the accident turning a bolt while fitting pipes at a shipyard. He informed his supervisor of his injury and was attended to by
Transient Workers Count Too will be moving our office to another address during the week of 9 to 13 September, 2013. Our new address, located within the same building, is: 5001 Beach Road, #09-86 Golden Mile Complex Singapore 199588. Our previous landlord wanted the old unit back, so we had no choice but to look
In the story Crime victim detained for months, we covered the case of Muthunayagam Saju who was robbed. After reporting the matter to the police, he has been kept in Singapore for months and months because he may be needed as a witness when the robber goes to court. He is not allowed to work
By Gabriel Liong Masum’s story is one that is fraught with much frustration. He needs treatment for his workplace injury, but his boss is trying to avoid paying for it despite the law [1]. And he is owed thousands of dollars in unpaid medical leave wages (MC pay) too. On 15 March 2012, Md Masum Reza
