Medical treatment

12 11, 2018

Letters in Straits Times forum re light duties

webmaster2019-08-30T16:30:46+08:00November 12th, 2018|News, News Flash|

Following a story in the Straits Times (see earlier article) about a circular jointly issued by the Ministries of Health (MOH) and Manpower (MOM) reminding doctors about their ethical responsibility to issue appropriate medical leave, a hand surgeon affiliated with Gleneagles Hospital wrote to the newspaper's forum with his point of view. Dr Andrew Yam

1 11, 2018

Durzey finds hospital bills unpaid, his belongings thrown into trash bin

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:30:46+08:00November 1st, 2018|Articles, Stories|

By Megan Tan Min Chih, based on an interview in August 2018 Durzey did his best to remain calm after the call. It was a harrowing few minutes, in which he could barely make out what the hospital staff on the other end of the phone was trying to communicate. Eventually, he understood the gist

19 10, 2018

Short of information, Forhad worries while Mondal thinks everything’s going fine

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:30:46+08:00October 19th, 2018|Articles, Stories|

By Ng Zu Xiang, based on interviews in July 2018 Workplace injuries are not an uncommon occurrence in construction, especially with the number of projects burgeoning across Singapore. As such, the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) is crucial and it has been used in regularly, but not all cases transpire the same way. Here are

18 08, 2018

Sorowar goes home with new $35,000 ‘helmet’

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:02+08:00August 18th, 2018|Articles, Stories|

Before going home on 18 July 2018, Paik Sorowar went around to thank every volunteer and staff member of TWC2 who had helped him in any way big or small. He may see Transient Workers Count Too as the ones who gave him a brand new skull implant, but it's really the Lighthouse Club Singapore

21 07, 2018

Surgery not covered by insurance, says boss. Go back to India instead

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:03+08:00July 21st, 2018|Articles, Stories|

By Nicholas Lee based on an interview in May 2018 The crowd at TWC2's food programme grows as the hour for the breaking of the Ramadan fast approaches. Among the non-Muslims is Paranthaman Arulvendan, registering himself with TWC2 for the first time. But he's not new to Singapore. Arul has been working here since the

3 06, 2018

How our volunteers put injured workers on the road to recovery

GuestContributor2019-08-30T16:31:04+08:00June 3rd, 2018|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

By Cheong Kwok Wy Enshrined in the constitution of the World Health Organisation, the notion of basic healthcare is widely regarded as a fundamental right for every human being. By and large, Singapore does provide that right to every transient worker that comes here, such as through mandatory health insurance. Our Work Injury Compensation Act

28 04, 2018

Worker asks for reimbursement of medical bills, sets off chain of events

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:05+08:00April 28th, 2018|Articles, Stories|

By Sun Hanchen, based on an interview in January 2018 Some months after the accident in September 2016, Rajan (not his real name) was back at work on Jurong Island, albeit instructed by the doctor to undertake only “light duties”. One morning in April 2017, heading to his worksite, he was informed by a colleague

2 04, 2018

Exploitative law firms: systemic solutions needed from MOM

webmaster2019-08-30T16:31:06+08:00April 2nd, 2018|News, Our Stand|

In late March 2018, a short while after this article Two injured workers provide detailed accounts of a law firm's practices was published, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) asked for the names of the workers and law firms involved. Transient Workers Count Too declined to provide this information. As the details of that story indicated, the

26 03, 2018

Confidence-destroying interactions with doctors leave Shamim with little trust in compensation system

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:06+08:00March 26th, 2018|Articles, Stories|

By Alston Ng, based on an interview in January 2018 In the midst of casual conversations with some usual faces at Alankar Restaurant, Hossen Mohammed Shamim, a 29-year-old Bangladeshi who has not worked for about a year and a half, interjects, “You want interview? Come, I give you interview, you help me.” Evidently not one

9 01, 2018

No hook for safety harness. Go up anyway, orders supervisor

Volunteer Writing Team2019-08-30T16:31:08+08:00January 9th, 2018|Articles, Stories|

By Jiang Zhi Feng, based on an interview in November 2017 “Fall down how?” a concerned Miah asked his company’s supervisor about precariousness of mending a pipe two metres above ground without a safety hook. His supervisor replied, “Nothing one. No problem. Can do,” directing him to carry out orders. On 22 September 2017, Miah