Foreign workers in pay dispute at Yishun construction site
By Tan Qiuyi/Teo Chia Leen | Posted: 18 December 2012 2233 hrs
SINGAPORE: More than 30 workers - from China and India - at a Yishun construction site were involved in a salary dispute on Tuesday, leading to some of them stopping work to demand their pay.
Channel NewsAsia understands the workers are owed between one and four months' pay each.
The project at the site is a HDB residential development and the company involved is believed to be Sime Chong Construction.
Officials from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) have been in negotiations with the employers and workers on site since about 6pm Tuesday.
Also present were officials from the Migrant Workers' Centre, who told reporters the company has agreed to pay the workers what is owed.
Edmund Ng, executive director of Migrant Workers' Centre, said: "We came here, because we heard there were workers who might be in trouble, and we're here to help. Tonight there may be four workers who will need our help in terms of accommodation. We have a dormitory and we're going to put them in the dormitory tonight. As we speak, the plan is taking shape."
MOM said in a statement that it has been investigating Sime Chong Construction for Employment Act infringements.
The ministry also said that since November 2012 when four workers from China who were working for Sime Chong lodged salary claims at MOM, its labour relations officers have been working to resolve the workers' salary arrears.
MOM said its preliminary investigations show that some 20 Indian workers did not turn up for work on Tuesday, as they had not received their November salaries which would have been due by 7 December.
MOM said these workers did not previously approach the ministry on their salary issues.
Sime Chong, assisted by the main sub-contractor Asiabuild, is currently working to pay the outstanding salaries to the affected workers within the next 24 hours, said MOM.
MOM said it takes a serious view of employers who do not comply with Singapore's employment laws.
- CNA/ir
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
25 workers in pay row at Yishun site paid outstanding wages
25 workers in pay row at Yishun site paid outstanding wages
Posted: 19 December 2012 0007 hrs
SINGAPORE: More than 30 workers - from China and India - at a Yishun construction site were involved in a salary dispute on Tuesday, leading to some of them stopping work to demand their pay.
Channel NewsAsia understands the workers are owed between one and four months' pay each.
Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officials were in negotiations with the employers and workers on site since about 6pm Tuesday.
Also present were officials from the Migrant Workers' Centre.
Later Tuesday night, MOM said 25 workers have been paid their outstanding salaries as of 11pm.
Three more will be paid on Wednesday.
MOM is checking on the total number of workers owed their salaries. The Migrant Workers' Centre said more than 30 workers were owed their salaries.
- CNA/ir
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Posted: 19 December 2012 0007 hrs
SINGAPORE: More than 30 workers - from China and India - at a Yishun construction site were involved in a salary dispute on Tuesday, leading to some of them stopping work to demand their pay.
Channel NewsAsia understands the workers are owed between one and four months' pay each.
Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officials were in negotiations with the employers and workers on site since about 6pm Tuesday.
Also present were officials from the Migrant Workers' Centre.
Later Tuesday night, MOM said 25 workers have been paid their outstanding salaries as of 11pm.
Three more will be paid on Wednesday.
MOM is checking on the total number of workers owed their salaries. The Migrant Workers' Centre said more than 30 workers were owed their salaries.
- CNA/ir
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Construction site workers stop work over late payment of pay
Construction site workers stop work over late payment of pay
By Tan Qiuyi | Posted: 18 December 2012 1917 hrs
SINGAPORE: Some workers at a construction site along Yishun Avenue 6 have stopped work because of late payment of salaries.
A Mr Tan, who said he is in charge of Sime Chong Construction, told reporters that four of his workers - all Chinese nationals - had stopped work since 26 November.
He said they are owed between S$1,000 and S$2,000 each for the past three months.
He confirmed the four had complained to the Manpower Ministry on 20 November, after which they had a three-way meeting on 26 November.
Mr Tan added that his car was stolen on Monday and the workers' salaries vouchers were lost. As such, he was unable to pay the workers.
He issued "I-O-Us" to them and said he will settle the payment in the next few days.
He told reporters he has about 80 workers - from India, Bangladesh and China - under him.
He said Sime Chong Construction was set up in October last year.
At 6.05pm, officers from the Manpower Ministry were seen entering the construction site office.
Officials from the Migrant Workers Centre were earlier denied entry, as were the media.
The site's gates were shut after groups of workers were seen leaving.
It is believed the site employs workers from several different companies.
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By Tan Qiuyi | Posted: 18 December 2012 1917 hrs
SINGAPORE: Some workers at a construction site along Yishun Avenue 6 have stopped work because of late payment of salaries.
A Mr Tan, who said he is in charge of Sime Chong Construction, told reporters that four of his workers - all Chinese nationals - had stopped work since 26 November.
He said they are owed between S$1,000 and S$2,000 each for the past three months.
He confirmed the four had complained to the Manpower Ministry on 20 November, after which they had a three-way meeting on 26 November.
Mr Tan added that his car was stolen on Monday and the workers' salaries vouchers were lost. As such, he was unable to pay the workers.
He issued "I-O-Us" to them and said he will settle the payment in the next few days.
He told reporters he has about 80 workers - from India, Bangladesh and China - under him.
He said Sime Chong Construction was set up in October last year.
At 6.05pm, officers from the Manpower Ministry were seen entering the construction site office.
Officials from the Migrant Workers Centre were earlier denied entry, as were the media.
The site's gates were shut after groups of workers were seen leaving.
It is believed the site employs workers from several different companies.
- CNA/ir
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, May 16, 2011
Private home sales up 29% in April
Private home sales up 29% in April
By Julie Quek | Posted: 16 May 2011 1324 hrs
SINGAPORE: Sales of private residential properties increased in April.
1,788 private homes were sold last month, according to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday.
That's a 29 percent month-on-month increase from the 1,386 units sold in March.
Including Executive Condominiums (ECs), total sales would have reached an even more impressive figure of 1,901.
Chalking up the best sales was Eight Courtyards at Yishun Avenue 7, which sold 340 units at a median price of S$789 per square foot.
The best selling EC was the Prive at Punggol Road, which sold 34 units at a median price of S$682 per square foot.
Meanwhile, the most expensive property sold in April was at The Orchard Residences at Orchard Boulevard, where a unit was sold at a median price of S$4,799 per square foot.
- CNA/ir
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