Type of issue: salary & deduction

28 06, 2015

Akbar knocked out, but that’s only round one

2019-08-30T16:32:28+08:00June 28th, 2015|Articles, Stories|

Akbar is at risk of being cheated thousands of dollars. This story is going to explain how the conditions for this possible outrage has been laid. 6:30 pm, 26 March 2015. He blacks out. Construction worker Akbar Hossain Abdur Rob will not regain consciousness till days later. That gap remains a blank; he only knows

24 06, 2015

Quibbling about $20, checking every pocket

2019-08-30T16:32:28+08:00June 24th, 2015|Articles, Stories|

By Lee Min-wei In the wee hours of 3 June 2015, Juvy, a petite and soft-spoken Filipina domestic worker, mustered the courage to flee from her employer’s apartment. Leaving behind most of her belongings in a locked suitcase, she put what she could into a small tote and yellow plastic bag and took a taxi

17 06, 2015

Wage protection system in UAE and Qatar

2019-08-30T16:32:29+08:00June 17th, 2015|Articles, Facts, research, analysis|

Our letter published in the Straits Times Forum on 17 June 2015 mentioned that countries in the Middle East have made it mandatory to pay workers' salaries through bank transfers when Singapore has not. This note provides a bit more detail about this point. UAE In the United Arab Emirates, which comprises Dubai, Abu Dhabi

17 06, 2015

Ensure pay is banked, offer (job) mobility

2019-08-30T16:32:29+08:00June 17th, 2015|Media Coverage, News, Our Stand|

Published in the Straits Times Forum, 17 June 2015: --- FOREIGN WORKERS' WAGE WOES Ensure pay is banked, offer mobility Sunday's report ("More foreign workers seek help over wage woes") mentioned that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will be making it mandatory for employers to issue itemised payslips next year. Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2)

17 06, 2015

MOM to require salary slips from 2016?

2019-08-30T16:32:29+08:00June 17th, 2015|News, News Flash, Our Stand|

Buried within a news story in the Sunday Times (More foreign workers seek help over wage woes, 14 June 2015) was this sentence: Next year, employers must issue itemised payslips and provide written key employment terms, to prevent salary disputes, MOM said. A check at the ministry's website does not indicate any recent announcement on

15 06, 2015

Outreach to workers, June 2015

2019-08-30T16:32:30+08:00June 15th, 2015|Articles, Happenings|

TWC2's monthly outreach took place on 14 June 2015 at Boon Lay.  Two social workers, three interns and eight volunteers participated. Led by social worker Louis Ong, they fanned out to distribute TWC2 flyers and speak to workers to introduce the ways we can help them. We stress that our services are provided free of

2 06, 2015

Right to salary invalidated by lack of information, costly repercussions from complaining

2019-08-30T16:32:31+08:00June 2nd, 2015|Articles, Stories|

By Samantha Ege Information is what opens the door to knowing our rights, exploring our options and making conscious decisions.  Yet, information is something that we do not always have.  In the absence of information, our rights can seem invalidated, our options unclear and our decisions not so concrete.  In the absence of information, we

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