Migrant workers in Singapore better poised to seek help with launch of new coalition


A 2020 photo shows migrant workers at a dormitory in Singapore. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, July 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): Migrant worker John Britto was terrified when he received a lawyer's letter asserting he had failed as a supervisor in taking care of a colleague who had suffered an injury at work.

Fortunately, the 37-year-old Indian national sought advice from non-governmental organisation Migrant Workers' Centre, which told him he was not at fault for the incident.

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