The Ministry of Manpower is currently investigating Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction after more than 230 workers lodged salary claims. Although nearly all 120 employees from Process Maintenance Solutions have received their owed money, staff from Jurong Technical & Construction are still waiting. Meanwhile, affected individuals have received short-term financial aid, food, and housing from community welfare organisations. Officials organised a dedicated hiring drive in Sengkang West to help these individuals secure alternative positions in the process and construction sectors.
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The number of workers seeking wage assistance from the Migrant Workers' Centre doubled in…: The number of workers seeking wage assistance from the Migrant Workers' Centre doubled in the first ten months of 2026 compared to prior years.
Affected employees faced abrupt wage stoppages starting in August, followed by progressiv…: Affected employees faced abrupt wage stoppages starting in August, followed by progressive work permit cancellations in late September.
Displaced workers received temporary transition support, including food, housing, and cas…: Displaced workers received temporary transition support, including food, housing, and cash assistance from welfare groups during the job-matching period.
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SINGAPORE - After receiving a job offer from a construction firm on Nov 6, Bangladeshi worker Rabbani Md Golam is now hopeful that he can turn things around.
With less than $10 left to his name in Singapore, the 21-year-old had been anxiously waiting to be paid the two months’ wages he is owed.
Rabbani, who came to Singapore from the western Rajshahi district in April, had sent back almost every dollar of his past earnings to his family.
Rabbani is one of more than 230 migrant workers who have been connected with potential employers while their salary claims, lodged in October, are pending.
Some have also since received their owed wages.
Process Maintenance Solutions worker Alam Md Sabbir, who was paid in early November, said: “I feel much better now with my salary paid because I need to feed my family.”
Added the 23-year-old sole breadwinner for his family of four in Bangladesh: “We have all been very worried about our salaries and jobs the past few weeks, but now I’m happy that I can transfer to a construction…
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