MOM Director's incredible claims on treatment of migrant workers

[Confuseous]

Not only is the process of data collection and analysis inherently problematic within bureaucratic organisations when they try to deal with vulnerable communities, most government departments in Singapore — and MOM is one of the major culprits — are suspiciously opaque about how their numbers and statistics are obtained. Whenever it is convenient to them, a number is fetched from a department’s bowels, terminology not explained, methodology, definitions, and comparative data over longitudinal periods (10, 20 years) not provided. Most times it is impossible to discern meaning from such isolated information. Over time, as this habit is observed again and again, ever contemptuous of the public’s intelligence, the overall credibility of the government department just sinks.

And when divisional directors make bald assertions on the basis for such disconnected, suspect data, they shouldn’t be surprised when they are mocked on social media.

It bears repeating that information is collected only when pertinent questions are asked. But, as I mentioned in the opening paragraph, there is so much faith invested in theory, and so much unwillingness to uncover facts that undermine the comfort of theory, that, based on my own observations of MOM, pertinent — nay, pressing — questions are seldom asked.

Next, we move on to deal at length with the assertions that Teoh made. They were in response to the points made by Russell Heng to the Committee earlier.

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[halsey02]

They do not bother to know what is really happening, as long as they receive their salaries, bonuses & on time....maybe people forget that, some time back, say a few years back, there was a mini riot in Tuas, at a dormitory now owned by Keppel ( formerly not) of 200 workers who staged a protest by not going to work & living in a dormitory with squalid conditions..like animals in cages etc..

The local employers, not unusual till this very day..will try to house their workers at the cheapest possible lodging etc...their are companies that specializes in forcible repartition, which are LEEgaly recognized...I can go on..etc.

The whole thing is run on the principle we have been taught while doing our "national slavery"...do anything, but do not get caught...in paper, all rules & regulations are adhered to...the MOM director is right..please do not disturb his good meal at a swanky resturant with free toohpicks or his morning breakfast with 1st class 'tim sum"...all is well!...just chant & follow....& all will be all right!.

The workers are their Money bags....so please do not "rock the boat"...