2020 was surprising in so many ways, but we would never have expected our work to move even faster after Covid-19 stopped us all from moving. Read ahead to see just what we achieved in 2020:
Hong Kong SAR
Successful enforcement of judgement for illegal agency fees. Defendants still had to pay full fees to Yuli8 after they skipped court.
First successful appeal in High Court against unfair judgement for worker at the Labour Tribunal.
Launch of year-long intensive mentorship programme: FADWU7 x JWB Case Team Training in November 2020.
Two successful settlements: one a case of unpaid wages; one a disability discrimination case.
Singapore
Obtaining compensation for Rianna8
Online capacity building workshops for frontline workers.
Over 60% increase in caseload.
Success in evidence collection strategy: Using the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to obtain workers’ contractual documents.
Indonesia
Closed first cross-border illegal agency fee case.
2 new partnerships: Kami Indramayu and Fatayat NU Jawa Timur.
Building capacity in a pandemic: online trainings for frontline workers.
First national public discussion with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NGO partners on women migrant workers’ rights.
National awareness raising campaign, the Believe Campaign.