Civil Society and Politics: A Response to Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Home Affairs
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have dismissed the statements issued by civil society groups and ex-SMRT driver He Junling. We have also been told we are exploiting vulnerable foreign workers for our own political… Read More ›
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Statement in response to the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Manpower’s Media Release Regarding the ex SMRT Bus Drivers
We agree that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) should take the allegations of police abuse by the 2 ex-SMRT drivers very seriously and that thorough investigations should be made to ensure the veracity of these claims. However, it is… Read More ›
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Strike Out! Forum Highlights Labour and Civil Rights
The following article was first published by The Online Citizen and republished here with permission. by Benjamin Cheah On Sunday afternoon, a group of advocates and lawyers hosted a forum on labour issues at Conclave. Titled Strike Out!, it was… Read More ›
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The SMRT Saga: Anatomy of a Strike – Part 1
(This story was reproduced with permission from Lianain Films) At around 3.45 pm this past Saturday, He Jun Ling left Singapore on a plane bound for China. He had just finished a seven-week sentence at Changi Prison – punishment for… Read More ›
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Review Implications of SMRT Strike
SINGAPORE – The four migrant Chinese bus drivers, Gao Yueqiang, Liu Xiangying, Wang Xianjie and He Junling, who were convicted of participating in an ‘illegal strike‘ in November 2012, have been released from prison and are now back in China…. Read More ›
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Internal Affairs Investigation Into SMRT Bus Drivers’ Allegations – When Will Results Be Known?
The following was first published on Facebook by Teo Soh Lung on 15 March 2013. “I’ve got a few names.” Those were the words of DSP Tan Hui Kuan when I asked him if he managed to find the persons… Read More ›
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SMRT Bus Drivers’ Strike: He Jun Ling’s Mitigation Plea
Former SMRT bus drivers, He Jun Ling, Gao Yue Qiang, Liu Xiangying, and Wang Xian Jie, were sentenced to jail for participating in a strike against the transport operator in November 2012. He was sentenced to seven weeks jail while… Read More ›
