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Wife has to borrow money to pay kids’ school fees, says migrant worker in unpaid wages case​

BNB Diviyadhaarshini
Updated Tue, 23 June 2026 at 10:15 PM SGT
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Workers from KPA Engineering in a lorry near the MOM Services Centre in Bendemeer on June 23.
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SINGAPORE – Migrant workers left in the lurch after their employer, KPA Engineering, stopped paying their wages for more than two months are worried they may not be able to send money home.

Joe (not his real name), who was among those who reached out to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) over claims of unpaid wages, said he has not been paid for about three months.

“I don’t have money to send my children to school back home,” said the Indian national, who was earning about $1,000 a month.

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His family, including his children, aged 18, 12 and 10, live in a village near Thanjavur, a city in Tamil Nadu.


“My wife has to borrow money from people to pay my children’s school fees,” he said, adding that his wife is a homemaker.

On June 22, about 300 workers from KPA Engineering, a company that provides air-conditioner maintenance services, and SK Industries turned up at MOM Services Centre in Bendemeer to report that they were owed wages.

The centre provides services that include registration for work permits.

KPA Engineering and SK Industries, which is in construction, share a director who is a Singapore permanent resident.

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Joe, who has been working for KPA Engineering for about two years, said he sent most of the money he earned back to India and has no savings.

He is worried about the status of his work permit, which allows him to legally live and work in Singapore.

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It expires on July 3 and if he is unable to secure alternative employment, “I have to go back home”, he said.

“I have no money to give the agent, so I am asking my friends if they know where I can find a job,” he added.

Joe said he received some reassurance after meeting officials from MOM and the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management, which are looking into the workers’ complaints regarding unpaid wages and other issues including housing arrangements.