How foreign workers are illegally recruited in Singapore | Migrant Burden | CloseUp

Few Singaporeans want to work in industries such as construction. Yet, some migrant workers have paid up to $20,000 to get these jobs due to the practice of illegal recruitment fees. CloseUp investigates why this is happening: str.sg/JVWe
How the job market for migrant workers can be made more transparent: str.sg/JVWP
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[@socheezy3407]

Ministry of Manpower should have taken the responsibility to recruit instead of letting "recruitment agencies" to recruit overseas for manpower. Many agencies take advantage of people who doesn't know the actual overall fees of working in Singapore and took a lot of advantage to make a big buck. This is what Singapore has become, a rich country with so many people in debt. One day the bubble will pop and no amount of reserves can pay off the debt.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? NRIC Card

[@leeheeyiow]

I think our government must do something about this and not act blur all the time as this migrants are helping building our home.

[@izaiahjohnny4219]

sorry to be offtopic but does anybody know a tool to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost my password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me!

[@elianrocco2357]

@Izaiah Johnny Instablaster :)

[@tusharsingh4543]

Government don’t care. They don’t see these people as humans but as machines to extract value from.

[@moia9518]

MOM should have tougher stance on this

[@ongernie7216]

This is our MOM problem!

[@user-kk6fd7vo9x]

This isn't new, it has been going on for more than 15 years as far as i know. I knew of this when i started working in construction sector. The blangahdesh working as a middle man makes more money in one month compared to what i make in 3 years. And that guy is still working under China Jingye MCC.

[@all15lov34]

Its not the job but the pay. Only 400+ how will singaporean survive U need at least 1500 to survive in sg for basic needs rent(600-800)+utility+food and transport. If job i think anybody desperate enough will take it if the pay is enough to cover the living cost

[@flowertowerrr]

boohoo

[@gertrudeperkins9468]

Have you done National Service?

[@iaia02]

Ns need to pay rent ?

[@KatJade269]

What decent human being would “cheat” another human being like this? Karma

[@piscesgirl4618]

Welcome to SG

[@soewinmaung4181]

As a reporter and Media personnel (and Singaporean too), she should have articulated English more eloquently.

[@KatJade269]

Agreed

[@alvinlau1148]

can you Saturday Golf at UPM Date 6th March Tee off 7am Breakfast 6+ am 1. Wayne 2. Sumi Chin 3. Anson 4. 5. 6. 7? 8?Saturday Golf at UPM Date 6th March Tee off 7am Breakfast 6+ am 1. Wayne 2. Sumi Chin 3. Anson 4. 5. 6. 7? 8?I have to do magic

[@alvinlau1148]

@@KatJade269 no iffy 55u yt?

[@yuki_sama]

And is she speaking at that speed intentionally??

[@flowertowerrr]

thanks, english man.

[@Drone_PilotSG]

Oh please these are men who made deals. Stop interfering. Think about the money that would be lost by agents and recruiters

[@dooshmasta]

If the terms are so bad why do they sign up for it?

[@mariafoo2065]

MOM are well aware of this situation, they have the power to check on agencies, how can they allowed the workers to pay recruitment fees.....this is Singapore......we have to be fair to these foreign workers....🤨🤨

[@richardtan4179]

why PAP don't import them directly so they don't have to pay recruitment fees. everybody thinks they help build homes here. they are paid not free services.

[@LeyliShig]

Mostly in the construction field ,the boss companies are making money on the misery of the workers. However ,boss says ،they give job to workers who will use this money for their family .It’s better than ask the alms. In the country like Singapore without Union Workers ,the workers are not protected. All people are finding their counts except those who died,or sick ,or sink into depression. We are all human ,we are all different.Your limit of fatigue is not the same than an other person .Your limit of stress is not the same than an other person. Maybe your colleague is happy ,but you don’t have the same limit ,so you are sinking into depression. Consider workers or even salary like human ,not like a robot who must do always more to generate money that will benefit for shareholders.

[@bigno1900]

You guys just woke up from a slumber? This has been an on-going issues since the 90s.

[@armankabir7579]

Please sir or madam do something for that problem 🙏🙏

[@malita354]

Someone or a group of people have become tens of million rich for being recruitment related ?

[@abdulharithibrahim4733]

Employers are in cahoots with recruitment agents...simply

[@projacques07]

These workers need to tell what really happened to their family back home, so that to spread the awareness not to fall into these cheat schemes, or else more will find themselves being enslaved just to get a job secured and get salaries of peanuts. These have been happening for ages, hidden corruption is why these things get buried eventually, exploitation is global. Remember who built our homes, roads and keep our city clean, most of these migrants were and are.

[@sevenhenson3926]

Joy doesn't sound local

[@SJIsles]

Nonsense about the IT knowledge and literacy levels of the Indian foreign workers. Maybe partly true, but what is mostly true is the interface is badly designed and UX is bad.

[@vijaymohan2061]

GOOD JOB

[@ronypk2393]

if some workers 14 days over stay in Singapore,, he next time can go Singapore or can't

[@danceoffAsh]

You'll only see change once about 100 migrant workers commit a series of suicide due to depression related to non payment of salaries, cheating them through money etc.

[@alaxn542yyggghbhbbbbbbbnnj]

Thats right Singaporean are different to migrant workers. Education makes the difference

[@gertrudeperkins9468]

Assistant Civil Engineer can’t even speak English? How many Singaporean diploma holders can actually fill his role? It’s all about the Money! Nothing else will make his employer turn away from cheap labour. MOM, what are you doing?

[@mercywangari8359]

someone offer jobs to kenyans to singapore

[@kehidupankanada]

Exploited job portal

[@sevenhenson3926]

Wow $13.5k salary for 4 mths is quite high for a migrant worker?

[@alaxn542yyggghbhbbbbbbbnnj]

I think the ones with power should now and slways use that power to employ at s cost that is not beneficial to worker. If you are rich you dont want others to be rich, you want others to need to beg you, andctreat you like god

[@Aemilindore]

Why does the title say Migrant Burden? Why is this channel so nationalist?