Type of issue: transport and travelling
24
07, 2023
The weight of off-topic comments
The things that migrant workers spontaneously mention to TWC2 gives us insight into their concerns. They begin with a cockroach.
3
07, 2023
They have bank cards, but are they going cashless? Part 2
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.
26
05, 2023
In wet clothes all day
TWC2 asks workers what they think about being transported on the back of lorries. And do they think anything will improve?
12
01, 2023
At the Cuff Road Project: #2 of three profiles
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.
20
10, 2022
Hanging plastic sheets is a matter fraught with “operational complexities”
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.
24
01, 2022
More transport vehicles needed so migrant workers don’t have to sleep rough
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.
22
11, 2021
Abuse as everyday communication
Migrant workers report being shouted and screamed at quite regularly. Occasionally, a worker has a recording of the abuse. Listen to the short audio.
16
07, 2021
Nine medical centres for migrant workers to be set up
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.
7
01, 2021
“You want hard job? I have one for you.”
Quite a number of migrant construction workers describe themselves as 'supply workers'. Akash explains what that means and what a hard life it is.
17
04, 2020
More than half of Singapore’s Covid-19 cases are migrant workers
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.