August 13, 2017

When she decided to return to work last year, it took Madam Khong Kam Mui, 38, six months to get a job.

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"I felt despair and started to have self-doubt," said Madam Khong, who took a two-year break to look after her twins.

June 26, 2017

Her job not only requires her to work 10 hours daily in a 40 deg C room, but also live away from home for six consecutive months.

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Miss Tan Huixian, 24, finds herself the only female seafarer on most ships too, but her job is a "childhood dream come true".

June 26, 2017

Earlier this year, she had to give a morning "toolbox" talk.

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Miss Ivie Sim, 27, is a senior development executive at Australian developer Lendlease, and she had to address hundreds of construction workers at the Paya Lebar Quarter project on workplace safety.

June 01, 2017

Yesterday evening, about 600 migrant workers were treated to a nasi ambeng iftar - the meal eaten by Muslims after sunset during Ramadan.

They ate with community leaders and senior Lendlease executives at the Paya Lebar Quarter (PLQ) development.

April 11, 2017

It was a sombre moment as they returned home to Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday last week.

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Mr Motin Abdul, 28, and his former colleagues, Mr Madbar Yousuf, 31, and Mr Ahamed Mohammad Faruk, 30, are not sure if they will be coming back to Singapore.

March 23, 2017

At least six Bangladeshi workers may have to go home as soon as next week, if they are not able to find a new employer.

Their previous employers, HBB Engineering and C-Plus Engineering, owed them between four and eight months' pay.

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March 21, 2017

He has not seen his family for more than two years and does not even have their photographs with him.

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But yesterday, Mr Khan Nasir Uddin, 44, was reunited with his family of four over a video call back in his rented room in Farrer Park.