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Nearly 240 migrant workers in Singapore go unpaid for up to two months
Nearly 240 migrant workers in Singapore have gone unpaid for up to two months.
The salary problems involve Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction.
The workers are in the process sector, and some came from Bangladesh to work in Singapore.
The Migrant Workers’ Centre and the Ministry of Manpower are helping them.
Representatives met about 230 workers on Oct 19 and 20 to understand what they needed.
Nearly 90 workers are receiving daily meals, and support also includes financial help where needed.
The workers are seeking unpaid wages and overtime pay, while also receiving help to find other jobs.
The workers’ missed pay is affecting families who depend on their income back home.
Nearly 240 migrant workers in Singapore’s process sector have gone without pay for up to two months.
The salary issues involve Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction.
The Migrant Workers’ Centre and the Ministry of Manpower are providing assistance, including meals for close to 90 workers.
Support includes help finding other jobs, pursuing salary and overtime claims, and financial assistance where needed.
NTUC deputy secretary-general Desmond Choo said the workers deserve to be paid and that NTUC will do what it can to support them.
- Who
- Nearly 240 migrant workers in Singapore’s process sector are affected.
- What
- They have reportedly gone without pay for up to two months. The Migrant Workers’ Centre and Ministry of Manpower are assisting them.
- When
- The issue was reported on Oct 23, 2026. Workers were met on Oct 19 and Oct 20.
- Where
- Singapore.
- Why
- The workers are affected by alleged salary issues involving Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Representatives from the Migrant Workers’ Centre and the Ministry of Manpower met 230 workers to understand their needs.
NTUC deputy secretary-general Desmond Choo reported that close to 240 workers had gone without pay for up to two months.
- Affected workers
- Close to 240
- Unpaid period
- Up to two months
- Companies
- Process Maintenance Solutions; Jurong Technical & Construction
- Workers met
- 230 on Oct 19 and Oct 20
- Daily meals
- Close to 90 workers
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What people are saying
These workers deserve to be paid for their hard work, and we will do what we can to support them.
Payday came and went, but no salary. Then another payday passed.
No worker should face this alone.