Foreign workers hired as baggage handlers at Changi airport is a crisis we saw coming, but the quesion should be: How did MOM approve so many dodgy Employment Pass applications?
An injured worker had employer standing in the way of proper medical treatment, followed by an opaque "investigation" leaving him with no financial support, despite protections in the Work Injury Compensation Act.
It seems there is no change in policy. Persons required to remain in Singapore can be left without the right to work, and therefore ne means to support themselves.
The crux of this story is about deductions made to a worker's salary. Just because a figure for deductions is written into the In-Principle Approval, does that make it legit?
A case study of lower-skill construction workers hired on S-Passes at inflated salaries, and who then find that no such salaries are forthcoming. Any route to justice?
Governmental documents in migrant workers' countries of origin are not always as watertight as Singapore's, creating problems for their citizens.
Salaries, including overtime earned, had not been paid for months. Afraid that workers would file claims, boss seizes phones from workers, erasing all data.
Far too many workers tell us that their employers do not issue payslips. Clearly they say the same to the TADM/MOM officials handling salary disputes. Shouldn't there be follow-up action at MOM?
We show evidence that strongly suggests false declaration when making IPA applications, for a worker's two successive jobs
From our data, we estimate that at least 31 percent (likely more) of employers failed to report work accidents within the 10-day reporting period.
