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Workers urged to report bosses demanding kickbacks
PUBLISHED ON APR 16, 2015 1:14 AM 10 5 0 0
THE Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) urges all migrant workers to report any employer who demands kickbacks to us or to the authorities ("Some who employ foreign workers still demand kickbacks"; Monday).
It is only with the help of victimised migrant workers that we will be able to expose the perpetrators and advocate stern action against them.
As the prospect of reporting such abuses to the authorities may cause anxiety among most migrant workers, we urge those who may have fallen victim to such malpractices to approach us.
We are prepared to take on the care and protection (including housing and subsistence) of any migrant worker complainant or witness.
Victimised migrant workers need not fear repatriation or sanctions from their employers.
Upon the initiation of investigation against errant employers for receiving kickbacks, complainants and witnesses will be offered temporary alternative employment.
The authorities are prepared to allow affected migrant workers to stay on in Singapore for a period of time to seek further work permit employment on a permanent basis with the conclusion of these cases.
We hope the authorities will continue to work closely with us to stamp out errant practices expeditiously and completely.
While errant employers should be subjected to swift and severe sanctions, the MWC also urges the authorities to consider ways to help victims who have been forced to pay kickbacks.
One way might be to allow the directing of court fines imposed upon conviction of accused parties towards compensating affected migrant workers.
We ask that the authorities openly and compassionately consider this and other possible solutions in reaching fair and equitable outcomes for all those affected, particularly the victims.
Bernard Menon
Executive Director
Migrant Workers' Centre
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Workers urged to report bosses demanding kickbacks
PUBLISHED ON APR 16, 2015 1:14 AM 10 5 0 0
THE Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) urges all migrant workers to report any employer who demands kickbacks to us or to the authorities ("Some who employ foreign workers still demand kickbacks"; Monday).
It is only with the help of victimised migrant workers that we will be able to expose the perpetrators and advocate stern action against them.
As the prospect of reporting such abuses to the authorities may cause anxiety among most migrant workers, we urge those who may have fallen victim to such malpractices to approach us.
We are prepared to take on the care and protection (including housing and subsistence) of any migrant worker complainant or witness.
Victimised migrant workers need not fear repatriation or sanctions from their employers.
Upon the initiation of investigation against errant employers for receiving kickbacks, complainants and witnesses will be offered temporary alternative employment.
The authorities are prepared to allow affected migrant workers to stay on in Singapore for a period of time to seek further work permit employment on a permanent basis with the conclusion of these cases.
We hope the authorities will continue to work closely with us to stamp out errant practices expeditiously and completely.
While errant employers should be subjected to swift and severe sanctions, the MWC also urges the authorities to consider ways to help victims who have been forced to pay kickbacks.
One way might be to allow the directing of court fines imposed upon conviction of accused parties towards compensating affected migrant workers.
We ask that the authorities openly and compassionately consider this and other possible solutions in reaching fair and equitable outcomes for all those affected, particularly the victims.
Bernard Menon
Executive Director
Migrant Workers' Centre
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/premium...nding-kickbacks-20150416#sthash.DRnsCm4N.dpuf
