Type of issue: weekly day off
30
06, 2026
Boss took $12,000 from cook in monthly kickbacks
Not only was Ridouan not paid for his excessive overtime and working on rest days, he had to give money back to the boss.
31
03, 2026
Dry numbers on time logs “cannot feel my body”
This story dives into two construction workers' time logs; they tell a tale of exhaustion.
26
03, 2026
Overworked and underprotected: research into excessive overtime and loss of rest days
A new research study uncovers how common it is for migrant workers to work extremely long hours, and give up their rest days
26
01, 2026
When egg tarts and coffee leave a bitter taste
Lots of migrant workers can be found in our F&B sector, but the exploitative working conditions are terrible, despite nice laws.
14
09, 2025
Without migrant labour, will there be food courts?
Food courts are iconic to Singapore and where many SIngaporeans get their daily meals. A former stall worker tells us about the people behind the counters and cleaning up after us.
7
06, 2025
Scams and substitutions, case #2 of 3
A Burmese restaurant worker was never paid for overtime work, suffered huge salary deductions, and then more than a year later, discovered that the employer had substituted his contract with another one.
15
02, 2025
Burden of proof: who requested work on a rest day?
Singapore's law on overtime makes a distinction between an employer's request and employee's request. Which party bears the burden of proof?
7
12, 2024
Body screams “rest”; boss says “work”
A not uncommon story of a worker made to work excessive overtime and most Sundays.
21
11, 2024
Pane Rubati and their baker, part 1
A Burmese worker tells us about discrimination over rest days, misleading recruitment and uncompensated overtime; his attempts to resolve them internaly led nowhere.
12
09, 2024
Six days we work hard, seventh day we paddle hard
TWC2 sponsored a team of dragon-boaters at this year's competition. For a year before that, the men and women had trained every weekend, but everything was doubly hard for them.