June 23, 2026
SINGAPORE – More than 100 migrant workers, primarily from India and Bangladesh, turned up at a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) office on June 22 over claims that they are owed wages by a company that has since been shuttered.
Several workers told The Straits Times they are employed by KPA Engineering, a company that provides air-conditioner maintenance services.
A spokesperson for MOM said the ministry will investigate the claims, adding that the workers are employed by either KPA Engineering or SK Industries.
Michael Lim, director of Migrant Workers Segment, NTUC, said the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) has met more than 300 affected workers from the two companies and offered them help.
One worker from India, who gave his name only as Sampath, said several workers have not been paid for two months, despite raising the issue with the company and their bosses.
“But then we heard the company closed its business. We are worried because we haven’t been paid for some time.
“We didn’t know who else to turn to,” he said.
The migrant workers had turned up at the MOM Services Centre in Bendemeer at 9am. The centre provides services that include registration for work permits.
The workers were met by officials from the ministry and escorted into the building after being identified as employees of KPA Engineering.
ST counted at least 100 workers entering the building this way.
A spokeswoman said the ministry is looking into the workers’ complaints regarding unpaid wages and other issues including housing arrangements.
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