Comments on: Treating workers with dignity and respect

By: angry_one

angry_one — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:43:47 +0000

Not many sinkees realise that protecting foreign workers’ rights will eventually BENEFIT the local worker. The main reason why we’re swamped with them is because they are hired for cheap and have little employee rights. If these abuses are taken away, there’s no reason to choose a foreigner over a local any more.

By: kelly

kelly — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:39:23 +0000

P.S. Errata for #16: …experience consequences from their own actions! >,<

By: kelly

kelly — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:38:25 +0000

Do not support unethical employers! Don’t give them your business! ONLY way to make them learn is to let them experience results of their own consequences!

By: Pronzi schematic

Pronzi schematic — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:49:53 +0000

erm… is holding cardboards like that shown in vid
protesting? hee hee….

By: cheng tua kee

cheng tua kee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:33:07 +0000

Juz like to add my comment on Respecting workers.
As an example,
a worker such as founder of a listed company,
should be respected by paying him millions more so that
cases like Fraud may be prevented.
The case of indian firm fiasco enlightened me to this issue of the need to respect workers, no matter how high position a worker may be. Workers need to be respected in terms of paying them as high a salary as they deserve. Based on expectant theory, workers expect to be rewarded.

there are sayings that a CEO is paid millions more, he may not need to resort to Frauds. I kinda agree with this thinking. what say u ?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:14:41 +0000

Anyone knows if it is an offence for employers to detain the passports of the foreign workers? After all, a passport should be an official document and property of the government that issued it.

I’m quite certain that it is illegal, not to mention unethical, for companies to suddenly cancel the work permits of workers, pack them off to the airport and on the next flight home. Nonetheless anecdotal accounts reveal that such blatant acts of human trafficking takes place, “despite” our every vigilant ICA.

What does MOM do with the worker levies they collect anyway?

Any ideas

By: Zefly (aka Joshua Chiang)

Zefly (aka Joshua Chiang) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:07:45 +0000

tks! LPP! whoever who did this video got good taste in music! Mah man!

By: LPP

LPP — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:39:18 +0000

Hi Zefly (aka Joshua Chiang),
The song in the video is a classic song from the 1960s called “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield.

By: Bengolis

Bengolis — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:09:11 +0000

so , what i meant is i regard the ex-gm, a worker, with respect .

By: Bengolis

Bengolis — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:07:32 +0000

Talking about treating workers with respect and dignity,
i like to talk about the Flyer GM’s resignation.

In Private sector, chiefs are paid high pay.
They ALSO have huge responsibilities and accountability.
They either Resign or Get Sacked when they are involved in fiasco.

The ex-GM has at least my respect for Resigning.

Not all chiefs hold themselves accountable.

By: Lee Chee Wai

Lee Chee Wai — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:01:09 +0000

I hope that is a start to good universal labor laws that protects every worker in Singapore as an individual, with only the “class” of work determining special considerations (eg. special pay or transportation provisions for people who have to work odd hours).

By: Set The Right Example First

Set The Right Example First — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:59:58 +0000

Nothing new – read CIA’s public commentary report as far back as 10 years about Singapore’s treatment of foreign labour force especially in the construction sector.
Any better now , yes – Govt is trying but supposedly middle class like serangoon garden residents are vocal to show their ugly & sometimes fierce side under the issues of safety and lack of infrastructure . very convincing indeed!
Read about last Sunday’s ST sports back page headline on professional TT Coach Liu Guodong’s lone departure after helping Singapore win its 2nd Ox silver medal in 48 years. Of course it is said that he liked it that way – what else do you expect a humilated man like him to say. There will be serious retributions – just watch and see.

What fine examples are the so called leaders setting? Even an old worked out water buffalo gets better treatment. Of course if the said coach were a LBW fan, he might be made the director or dean of a newly created TT Institute not unlike those newly created ones fielded by old ex-civil servant reitrees as rewards, & with high pay as well. Ex-MPs made ambassadors! Here, Liu’s contribution is undisputed……..so where is the justice? not to mention the unfair renumeration ? where is the progress of the gracious Singapore in the making ?

Basically it is the jungle taking care of itself (serangoon garden) and jungle taking care its own ( old civil servants given nice retirement jobs) and all others, foreigners or common citizens are used to work to their breaking points.

Coach Liu is a proud man but more gracious in his final comments than most Singaporeans can be. The good is often interred in their bones. Thank you Coach Liu.

Well you may not care, but the World is watching and soon the vocabulary of the “UGLY Singaporean” may be as common as the before used “ugly American”. – it is your choice.

By: Zefly (aka Joshua Chiang)

Zefly (aka Joshua Chiang) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:44:25 +0000

what is the name of the song in the video?

By: smallvice585

smallvice585 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:51:16 +0000

I thought the Tagore Lane workers are supposed to get paid by 9 Jan 2009.

By: office politics

office politics — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:10:50 +0000

F*** office politics. This is not just about bullying, disadvantage, disable and fw workers. Everyone who works is the problem by being silent or being conspirer for fear of self preservation and benefits.

By: Hahaha

Hahaha — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:35:40 +0000

For those who have problems with foreigners around us, remember it is not their fault for trying to earn a better living. It is the PAP policies that allowed them to flood in that is the problem. Direct your anger at the right target.

By: tiredsingaporean

tiredsingaporean — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:58:35 +0000

yeah! I can see already such things happening in the company I worked for. Many were told to work even on new year day for a full day without any off-in-lieu day off.

By: Gilbert Goh

Gilbert Goh — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:49:27 +0000

Good initiaitve by TOC to publicise their cause.

Our FWs certainly deserve all our support though I personally feel that we are being swamped by the great influx of foreign workers.