I AM writing in response to Tuesday's letter by the Ministry of Manpower, 'Help with foreign workers' wage claims'.

Contrary to what was stated - that foreign workers' claims will be 'investigated and pursued, even if they have returned to their home countries', so long as they have lodged a claim with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) - I am obliged to agree with migrant worker activist Jolovan Wham that Singapore's labour laws offer little real protection to foreign workers.

I have personally encountered cases where workers cannot even meet MOM officers to discuss the injustice done to them by their employers because their work permits have been cancelled.

Jack Chew

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