Despite getting judgements in their favour, workers may still not recover their owed salaries. Our report examines the issue.
Here is another shipyard worker, with a recruitment fee story like many others, except that the details show how involved the employer was in the fee negotiations.
Migrant workers with valid employment claims have the right to switch employers. MOM issues letters to facilitate this. How many workers got such letters, and succeeded?
There's a loophole in the law by which a migrant worker with absolutely no training in basic construction skills can become a construction worker. It's a backdoor via the S-Pass.
An employer fails to pay salaries in full or on time, ignores the rule that salaries muct be paid through bank, or that payslips must be issued. When challenged by TADM, the boss presents falsified documents.
About 12 workers found their work passes "Invalid". Their employer had not paid the monthly foreign worker levy. We speak to one of them – how does this non-payment of the levy impact you?
Workers with salary claims would typically be in financial distress; they need to move into new jobs quickly without first having to go home. The COE letter is supposed to help them. Does it?
Casework may be the less visible part of TWC2's work, but it's key to our mission. Here's an example of how casework helped a worker.
Over the years, ministers have repeatedly said that migrant workers with valid employment claim will be permitted to find new jobs without repatriation, but Anna was denied this.
The no-consent transfer scheme – do workers know about it? Do they make use of it? Are they successful in transferring to new jobs if their Work Permits are not renewed?
