Discussion: laws and regulations
Despite getting judgements in their favour, workers may still not recover their owed salaries. Our report examines the issue.
One day before his flight to Singapore, a first-time worker was handed an In-principle Approval showing his salary to be half of what he had agreed with the agent.
The employer said Hulash's overtime was covered by a fixed allowance of unspecified purpose. TWC2 helped Hulash fight all the way to the High Court to win his case.
This story dives into two construction workers' time logs; they tell a tale of exhaustion.
A new research study uncovers how common it is for migrant workers to work extremely long hours, and give up their rest days
A young woman's year in Singapore is spent exploring the toothlessness of Singapore regulators.
Over 120 migrant workers from three linked companies lost their jobs late 2025. For many of them it's a struggle to get a bed for the night and food in the stomach. The law is clear, but enforcement is mysteriously absent.
Over a hundred men working for three inter-connected companies filed salary complaints. All were owed thousands of dollars; but all had also paid around $10,000 to get their jobs. Do the math: 100 men x $10,000 each.
A case study of how bad MOM policy makes life a living hell for a victim of salary non-payment. He is broke, homeless, with no money for food. There is no social safety net. Deliberately so?
TWC2's letter to the Straits Times Forum about the Employment Claims Tribunal process is published. Much improvement to process is needed.
