Mr Ramu Palani Velu, a Singapore permanent resident, is currently assisting with investigations and his passport has been impounded.
Mr Velu is a director of KPA Engineering and SK Industries, and is listed as a director of five other Singapore companies, including VVR Plant Engineering – whose workers have also gone unpaid for months....
Speaking to reporters during a visit to Kranji Recreation Centre, where he met workers from the three firms, Mr Dinesh said the Ministry of Manpower takes a serious view of breaches to the Employment Act and Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, and that action would be taken if necessary.
"These are very serious offences, and I hope our employers will be able to support our migrant workers and workers in general," he said.
He added that migrant workers owed salaries should reach out to the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management for help recovering their wages. CNA
The Singapore govt has stepped in to pay foreign workers that were not paid by their employers. At least 400 of such workers are caught in this situation with many more coming forward. This is a good thing for the govt to do, to help foreign workers in need, especially when Singapore has a lot of money to spend. Caveat, Singapore cannot afford to be an ATM forever whenever somehow cheated or committed a fraud, especially foreigners.
Singapore is not Santa Claus, is not a charity organisation. The money used to pay for such frauds and misconducts are Singaporeans' money and should be used to help Singaporeans, not foreigners. This is a smaller case compared to helping collapsed Indian banks and Air India. No matter how much money Singapore has, there is no reason to throw them away just like that, to foreign countries and foreigners.
Charity begins at home. Such money can go a long way to help needy Singaporeans. It cannot be used to fill bottomless pits. Would more foreign employers be thinking it is ok to cheat their workers, don't pay their workers because the Singapore govt will step in to pay for them? Would more foreign companies be waiting for Singapore to bail them out for real or fictitious losses? It is looking like predators are all eyeing the Singapore ATM with plenty of OPM to dispense. Oops, I mean cash to dispense freely.
What do you think.
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Good morning All
Why the Government allowed foreigners to be the Employers of all.these Migrant Workers?
Should be a Singaporeans Employer to All.these Migrant Workers!
The Worst is that monopolised even by the same Source of Workers from their same Country where thru could manipulated them as in their own countries cultures and chastes.
Heard many cruel stories from these Migrant Workers that they paid a leg and an arm to these unscrupulous animals to even work here!
That's not the end, even their monthly salaries are been cut as commissions monthly to these evil Shylocks!
How can.the Government allowed this to be the norm?
Oh! Think even our own in league with them the same Ahem Ahem?
No eyes see!
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