In July, 26 men were taken to hospitals after three lorries, two ferrying migrant workers, collided on a major highway. Migrant workers sit in the back of a lorry in Singapore on May 15, 2020. Suhaimi Abdullah/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesSingapore is home to about 1.4 million migrant workers, nearly a quarter of its population. “Recent tragic incidents have highlighted the continued grave risks posed by transporting migrant workers on lorries,” the statement read. Still, victories for migrant workers are rare, said local civil rights activist Jolovan Wham and a worker taking on his powerful employer was almost unheard of.

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