The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) have developed a set of Tripartite Guidelines on the Issuance of Key Employment Terms (KETs) in Writing, as a first step towards supporting this good workplace practice.
With the help of the Building Construction and Timber Industries Employees' Union’s contacts, the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) has managed to contact the employers of the four deceased workers from the fire in Geylang which occurred on 6 December 2014.
A joint survey commissioned by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) showed that foreign workers (FWs) are generally satisfied with working in Singapore.
A fire broke out in a migrant workers' quarters in Geylang on Saturday morning that claimed the lives of migrant workers and injured several others. The MWC is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life from this incident and will do our best in the coming days to assist the deceased.
The Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) paid an unannounced visit to two apartments in Selegie Centre and a makeshift dormitory in Geylang in response to a migrant worker’s complaint about cramped and squalid housing conditions through MWC’s 24-hr Helpline on 18 November 2014.
