MOM acted against 428 employers for housing violations so far this year
Published on May 30, 2013
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Thursday, May 30, 2013, that it conducted about 300 inspections and took action against 428 employers for housing violations who were either warned, offered composition or charged in court, in the first four months of this year. -- PHOTO: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Thursday that it conducted about 300 inspections and took action against 428 employers for housing violations who were either warned, offered composition or charged in court, in the first four months of this year.
Last year, the ministry conducted 865 housing inspections and dealt with 1,062 employers for housing their workers in unacceptable conditions. The Ministry highlighted a case that was before the courts on Tuesday, when five companies were fined a total of $80,000 for accommodation and salary offences,
Soon Aik Marine Engineering, Soon Aik Offshore, Soon Aik Shipbuilding, Yong Soon Shipbuilding and Yong Soon Marine Engineering will also be barred from hiring new foreign workers or renewing the work passes of existing workers after being found guilty of failing to provide acceptable accommodation for their foreign workers.
They were also convicted of failing to update their workers' addresses in the Online Foreign Worker Address System (OFWAS), as well as failing to pay their salaries on time.
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