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Injured migrant workers living in uncertainty with broken bodies and spirits

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There were almost 30 per cent more work injury claims for permanent incapacity awarded in 2023 than in 2022. The 5,173 claims for permanent incapacity awarded in 2023 were a marked rise from the 3,992 claims the year before. About $112 million in medical...

Mr Ali had to return to Bangladesh though his work injury claim was pending. He broke down multiple times while speaking to ST.

About $112 million in medical certificate wages and compensation was paid out in 2023, compared with $90 million in 2022, according to the Ministry of Manpower‘s latest workplace safety and health report in March 2024. About 80 workers, often with spinal injuries, pulled ligaments or amputated limbs, who are out of work while awaiting their salary or work injury claims, go there daily for a free meal.Man arrested for allegedly cheating 36 foreign co-workers out of more than $56k

Mr Ali, 34, sustained a serious spinal injury when he fell from a ladder at work in July 2023. He can still walk but has trouble getting up from a seated position. Meeting ST in April, a day before he flew home, he said: “When I go back to Bangladesh, people will ask me for money. How will I take care of my child?”

Mr Rahul said: “In the first few months, it was boring. I had hypertension because I thought a lot about my family and my problems.”

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