Type of issue: transport and travelling
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The things that migrant workers spontaneously mention to TWC2 gives us insight into their concerns. They begin with a cockroach.
The things that migrant workers spontaneously mention to TWC2 gives us insight into their concerns. They begin with a cockroach.
Even though most migrant workers have bank cards and half of them have Visa- or Mastercard-enabled cards, the majority were still using cash to top up their transit cards.
TWC2 asks workers what they think about being transported on the back of lorries. And do they think anything will improve?
What do we do at The Cuff Road Project? We profile three instances where workers came for help in addition to benefitting from our free meals.
The government announced new rules to improve safety and welfare for workers carried on the backs of lorries. We couldn't find anything meaningful among the new measures.
Workers are sent by their employers to worksites way too early before their shift starts, thus depriving them of sufficient rest in their beds at the dorms.
Migrant workers report being shouted and screamed at quite regularly. Occasionally, a worker has a recording of the abuse. Listen to the short audio.
MOM plans 9 medical centres across Singapore geared to serving migrant workers, Making provision is good, but if employers stymie demand, healthcare goals may be elusive.
Quite a number of migrant construction workers describe themselves as 'supply workers'. Akash explains what that means and what a hard life it is.
TWC2 statement to mark the sad day when low-wage work permit holders became the majority of Covid-19 cases in Singapore despite their being generally healthier and younger adults compared to the overall population.