15-hour shifts, no rest days, hiring without work permits: Migrant worker treatment highlighted in Dyson’s split with M’sia supplier
Malaysia – Amid Dyson’s split with its Malaysian supplier, concerns over the treatment of its migrant workers are under the spotlight, sparking fear of job losses among the staff.
British technology company Dyson announced last month that it would pull its business from ATA IMS Bhd following a recent independent audit on worker treatment and allegations by an unidentified whistleblower.
Letter to the Editor: I disagree with Raeesah Khan’s characterisation of her claim in parliament as “not mischievously but stupidly done”
Dear Editor,
I refer to the article, Raeesah Khan started the mess, not Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim or Faisal Manap by Mr Tan Bah Bah
While I agree in general that Raeesah Khan should not drag others down the s**thole she dug, I disagree with your characterisation of her claim in parliament as not mischievously but stupidly done.
Two men bloody fight, action movie style, at Serangoon while bystanders watch — Netizens weigh in on who’s at fault
Singapore — As if taken straight out of an action movie, an incident at Serangoon involving two men engaged in a bloody fight has gone viral online.
A 10-second video posted by Facebook page Beh Chia Lor – Singapore Road on Monday (Dec 6) has garnered mixed responses from netizens touching on the topic of public altercations, respect for others, among other issues.
Man registers for Sinovac booster shot, 5 times, receives no confirmation from MOH, except one delayed email, only to cause another lapse in his vaccination date
Singapore — “MOH is seriously failing in the handling of this situation, and people need to be taken to task for such inefficiencies,” said a concerned member of the public who had to try multiple times just to book an appointment for his Covid-19 booster shot.
A Singapore citizen recently shed some light on the rather challenging process of booking his third Sinovac-CoronaVac jab, involving five attempts to book a slot and delayed responses by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Where is the logic? Open VTL for leisure travellers but not for labour crunch construction sector — Netizens on latest curbs
Singapore — Following the latest set of curbs for companies in the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors (CMP), more delays on projects are expected.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced new restrictions last Saturday (Dec 4) relating to employers in the CMP sectors and applications for their workers to enter Singapore through the vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs).
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