Type of issue: relationship with lawyers
14
10, 2020
From the murkiness, a señora emerges
How did Shahabuddin end up with a lawyer over his injury case when parties are not in dispute? A simple question leads to a bigger exploration.
29
09, 2020
All faith, no facts: Faiz and his injury lawyer
Faiz was injured in an accident, then engaged a lawyer. We ask him who introduced him to a lawyer and why he needed to engage one.
2
09, 2020
Socialised differently, migrant workers like Khairul helpless in Singapore
Relationships and trust figure strongly in how a Bangladeshi worker like Khairul operates in the world. In bureaucratic Singapore, they don't work so well.
26
02, 2020
Two attempts at Writ of Seizure and Sale, part 1
A rare success story here, where we helped a Chinese migrant worker to recover the bulk of her owed salary from a restaurant chain.
20
02, 2020
Two injured workers — one unhappy, the other asked to fetch vegetables
Who is responsible for ensuring that workers with claims receive food? Not given, says one worker. The "vegetables" were 10-15 km away, says another.
10
01, 2020
High Court: Don’t treat work injury lawsuits as ‘game of chance’
High Court reminds lawyers to assess injury cases carefully before filling claims under common law. This is all the more critical when workers are in desperate financial straits and see only the upside of going to court.
10
12, 2019
Work injury? Company’s denial quashed
Rafiqul was denied work injury compensation by MOM. TWC2 had to find him a pro-bono lawyer to argue his case at the Labour Court. We won, reversing MOM's unfair decision.
25
11, 2019
Billal with beads of sweat
Billal is thrown into confusion when he hears that his "boss not accept" his injury. He was clearly injured and was taken by an ambulance to a hospital. How can this be not accepted?
20
10, 2019
Just as baby arrives, an eye is lost
Rafiqul's doctor says surgery is needed or the eye would be lost. Employer says no and refuses to pay. Rafiqul feels he needs a lawyer. But says lawyer is doing nothing to resolve the problem. Here's another worker immobilised by system and culture.
9
10, 2019
Broken ankle chained to ‘lawyer’
Anwar is eight months into his injury compensation claim. He is desperate for his medical leave wages to help his family. He is bounced between his 'lawyer' and MOM. Who should rightly be taking action?