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HOME: The Singapore Budget Disregards the Interests of Migrant Workers

27 February 2015, The Online Citizen Local Non-government Organsiation, Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (H.O.M.E.) issues its response towards Budget 2015. HOME welcomes the announcement that the foreign worker levy hike will be deferred for a year, and levy concessions have been made for families which hire foreign domestic workers. However, we urge the government […]

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Domestic workers from Myanmar forced into modern slavery

12 January 2015, Myanmar Times Unable to move except for her head, Thuzar Myint lies motionless in the hospital bed. The bones in her right leg and back are broken and the bones on the left side of her body are cracked. “I was unconscious for two weeks. Even now, three months later, my condition

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Singaporean woman arrested in Philippines for suspected human trafficking

21 July 2014, Channel News Asia MANILA: Philippine authorities are holding Singaporean Yvonne Phua, whom they suspect to be an illegal recruiter. She was arrested during a raid on an alleged human trafficking den in Manila. Speaking to Channel NewsAsia, Ms Phua, 55, says she is innocent of the charges filed against her. The Philippine

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“Why Foreign Workers are Reluctant to Raise Pay Issues”

17 July 2014, The Straits Times The Migrant Workers’ Centre made several critical points about fairness for migrant workers (“Greater protection and care for migrant workers needed”; last Saturday). The recruitment process is particularly arduous for workers in the construction and marine sectors, and charges from agents, middlemen and training centres often come up to more

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