Discussion: laws and regulations
21
03, 2026
Young woman meets toothless tiger
A young woman's year in Singapore is spent exploring the toothlessness of Singapore regulators.
15
03, 2026
“Every day hotel … change; daily change”
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.
27
02, 2026
How to make a million dollars and get away with it
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.
21
02, 2026
Bad policy design left Xoan with nowhere to sleep
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?
7
01, 2026
Letter in the Straits Times: Improve access to justice at the Employment Claims Tribunal
TWC2's letter to the Straits Times Forum about the Employment Claims Tribunal process is published. Much improvement to process is needed.
21
11, 2025
Singapore opens S-Pass jobs to illiterate rickshaw pullers
A group of construction workers with no experience, no training and no skills were hired on S-Passes with salaries over $3,000 a month. This was no accident. When they were not paid, there was no safety net for them.
15
10, 2025
“Anything talking also send back”
An employer fails to pay salaries in full or on time, ignores the rule that salaries muct be paid through bank, or that payslips must be issued. When challenged by TADM, the boss presents falsified documents.
11
10, 2025
A hard trek to a hard-hearted place
A family in Burma fears the army will be knocking on their doors soon. Where can they send their sons to be safe? What does it take to get there?
5
10, 2025
Best payslip there is
Every month, without fail, an employer issues his employees a payslip with am exemplary format. All details are clear. But there's one thing missing.
10
09, 2025
Caught up in a levy-go-round
About 12 workers found their work passes "Invalid". Their employer had not paid the monthly foreign worker levy. We speak to one of them – how does this non-payment of the levy impact you?