Part of the payments have been settled by the company as of Oct 31, and the Ministry of Manpower is working with the company on a payment schedule in instalments for the rest.
He was answering a supplementary question by Member of Parliament Lim Biow Chuan from Mountbatten Single Member Constituency aboutby 10 migrant workers, who allegedly held up signs and blocked the entrance of an industrial building in Ang Mo Kio over unpaid salaries. Out of them, five had salary claims. They have been assisted by MOM and have since been paid their overdue salaries in full.Mr Zaqy said that police investigations are still ongoing.
This is communicated through a comprehensive migrant workers’ guide, monthly newsletters, infographics, and a compulsory settling-in programme by MOM, conducted within two weeks of their arrival in Singapore in their native languages.