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</NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate noWrap align=right width="30%">Jan-8 7:51 pm </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT noWrap align=right width="1%" height=20>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname noWrap width="68%">ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 7) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft width="1%" rowSpan=4> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>4997.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Jan 9, 2009
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : start --></TD></TR><TR><TD>Employers must treat foreign workers fairly
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->WE REFER to recent reports about non-payment of wages to foreign workers and their living conditions.
The National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore National Employers Federation would like to express our concern about the improper treatment of some foreign workers. We would like to remind employers of their responsibility to foreign workers and to comply with the conditions of employing foreign workers on work permits.
Under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, employers of work permit holders are to provide adequate accommodation and food, and cover the medical costs of their foreign workers. They are also required to pay the wages of their workers promptly, and settle all outstanding wages before they are repatriated. Employers face stiff penalties if they are found to have breached these provisions.
Foreign workers complement and supplement the local workforce and make important contributions to our economy. They must be treated fairly by employers who bring them into Singapore.
Yeo Guat Kwang
Chairman
Migrant Workers' Forum
National Trades Union Congress
Koh Juan Kiat
Executive Director
Singapore National Employers Federation
<!-- end of for each --><!-- Current Ratings : start --><!-- Current Ratings : end --><!-- vbbintegration : start --><!---vbbTime (Thread ID: 16025) - Start : Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:15:42:343---><TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE id=story_comments cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR id=comments_body><TD colSpan=2><TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=heading>Latest comments</TD></TR><TR><TD id=messageDisplayRegion width="100%"><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE class=Post style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Nobody will listen to your sermons. Employers are wolves. Unless you put in place stringent punishment and enforce it you cannot expect any result dear executives. For e.g. ask employer to deposit $ 10K with MOM per employee upfront, so that if case they dont pay salary MOM can pay from this. Without doing such positive acts you cannot spend your time in lecturing to employers.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: Eagle2003 at Fri Jan 09 10:28:11 SGT 2009
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->WE REFER to recent reports about non-payment of wages to foreign workers and their living conditions.
The National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore National Employers Federation would like to express our concern about the improper treatment of some foreign workers. We would like to remind employers of their responsibility to foreign workers and to comply with the conditions of employing foreign workers on work permits.
Under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, employers of work permit holders are to provide adequate accommodation and food, and cover the medical costs of their foreign workers. They are also required to pay the wages of their workers promptly, and settle all outstanding wages before they are repatriated. Employers face stiff penalties if they are found to have breached these provisions.
Foreign workers complement and supplement the local workforce and make important contributions to our economy. They must be treated fairly by employers who bring them into Singapore.
Yeo Guat Kwang
Chairman
Migrant Workers' Forum
National Trades Union Congress
Koh Juan Kiat
Executive Director
Singapore National Employers Federation
<!-- end of for each --><!-- Current Ratings : start --><!-- Current Ratings : end --><!-- vbbintegration : start --><!---vbbTime (Thread ID: 16025) - Start : Fri, 9 Jan 2009 05:15:42:343---><TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE id=story_comments cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR id=comments_body><TD colSpan=2><TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=heading>Latest comments</TD></TR><TR><TD id=messageDisplayRegion width="100%"><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left><TABLE class=Post style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Nobody will listen to your sermons. Employers are wolves. Unless you put in place stringent punishment and enforce it you cannot expect any result dear executives. For e.g. ask employer to deposit $ 10K with MOM per employee upfront, so that if case they dont pay salary MOM can pay from this. Without doing such positive acts you cannot spend your time in lecturing to employers.
</TD></TR><TR><TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" align=left>Posted by: Eagle2003 at Fri Jan 09 10:28:11 SGT 2009
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