Foreign worker hanged himself after losing work permits

Aleast this guy got the sense of guilt. Unlike some high rank officer in certain organisation who felt no shame for the wrong that they had done to their company.

Who is this Pabal guy? Let's find him and punish him.

If 6 were cheated.. then there must be at lest 6 illegal workers here. Please publish Pabal face in newspaper so that anyone who has dealing with him should report him on his where a bouts. They may be hiring illegal worker and cannot plea innocent once Pabal face is publish.

I hope MOM can conduct random surprised checks at works sites. We must know what is happening on the ground otherwise more problems will arise.

Aiyha! what the big deal in selling work permit? PAP sells citizenship which is worse?

I really feel sorry for this gentleman and I am not surprised because recently, my uncle who owns a small M&E company found out that one of his worker's levy had not been paid for 8 months. My uncle was shcoked because he paid the levy to the labour agent on time but that money was not passed to the ministry. There are many rouge labour agents and the manpower ministry should tighten their grip on these dirty middlemen who exploit workers.

Foreign workers = yes, we need

Foreign trash like Saw Phark Wah and Gupta = NO WE DO NOT NEED because our locals can do a better job so no need to waste taxpayers money on these trash who have destroyed our national transport system and national bank

My condolences... and I can only hope that more can be done to educate these folks about such predators.

Most of the work permit holder is being conned into paying their prospectus employer money in advance for securing them a 2 years permit.This poor people had to borrow to pay this bas3rd agents and company. when they are cheated from rogue agent and company,they will not go home to their country as a failure and they will resort to this action.Its really sad.Our Govt need to set up classes to educate these workers about legal employment in Singapore so that they will tell others and thus stop these rogue people from taking advantage of them.

To replace a lost IC in S'pore , it cost $100. I wonder how much does it cost to replace a lost work permit ? How do they check if it is really lost or being " recyle" , under the guise of lost.

Alan - not too sure you are a FT or not. There is a difference...in those days where my ancestors came to Singapore..it was under the British. Then when Singapore become independent, my grand parents and my parents together with many work to build Singapore the way it is. The quarrel is not with FT but the excessive numbers of FT that threaten the livelihood of Singaporeans. The government is the culprit allowing the flood gate to be opened and yet forgot about the people who had helped them build Singapore...the Singaporeans.

Some arrogant FTs made it even worst not realizing that they are guests and not master of this land. People like Mel - an Australian whom I believe look down on Asian while in their own country still maintain that same mindset which is why many Singaporeans don't like them.

This scam is operated by some small companies with foreign syndicate for the purpose to lure foreigners to get jobs for them in Singapore and they pay these agents a large sum of fees which they borrowed from friends and relatives, to find themselves working as labourers with peanuts and women as hostesses in KTV or prostitute, many unable to pay off their debts at home.

it is sad ,coz there are some people who's taking advantage to others who has less education, its sad coz it pushed someone to take his own life because of the people who cant face his own wrongdoing....running away will not make him in peace....he maybe far away and living as normal as he could but his guilt will haunt him......

It's unfortunate that the man took his own life.

However, this incident certainly brings to the open on the issue of illegals getting jobs thru 'fake' work passes.
The question is : how wide spread is such scam & how many illegals get jobs thru this manner?

MOM need to assure singaporeans about the situation & what the ministry is doing about it?
We know the problems faced by countries who have a large number of illegals in their country & singaporeans certainly would not want to see the same happening in our own backyard.

Singaporeans have so-what lose confidence in the current PAP government abilities to manage the country unlike 20 years ago. Now we know that key PAP government agencies are run by unproven government scholars except for been able to pass their examinations with flying colors.
Also scholars heading these agencies know that their current assignments are just means to an end. So most would just 'play safe' & 'not rock the boat' so as not jeopardised the planned career path made by the PAP government.

Meanwhile, the country is in slowly breaking down.

I say this country labour law sucks, there is no protection for workers foreign or local. there are too much exploitation of workers especially FW , these are the people that help build all
the high rise building , MRT , roads , Govt should set a minimum wage for all these hard working labourer. They are human beings like you and me, with family to support back home, Do something about their low wages ,

Palbal would had already left the country, like Dr. Silviu Ionescu. Doesn't it ring a bell?

Please. Can we give the hysteria over foreign workers a rest? The man suffered and now he's dead. Where's the compassion for our fellow human beings?

Poor thing, came all the way to Singapore just to end up like this. My deepest condolescence to his family and friends

sads

Feel terrible that a young life is lost. Yes, he made a mistake but the poor lad did not have anyone to turn to. He must have been very desperate indeed. He paid for his mistake with his life.