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Viewing cable 05SINGAPORE742, SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 08 SINGAPORE 000742
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
STATE PASS AID
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
SUBJECT: SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP
REPORT PART II
REF: A. SINGAPORE 740
¶B. SINGAPORE 657
¶C. 04 STATE 273089
¶1. (U) This is the second of four messages relaying Embassy
Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. Para 2 covers the questions
on investigations and prosecutions, and para 3 answers the
questions on protection and victim assistance.
Investigations and Prosecutions
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¶2. (U)
¶A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting
trafficking in persons--both trafficking for sexual
exploitation and trafficking for non-sexual purposes (e.g.,
forced labor)? If so, what is the law? If not, under what
other laws can traffickers be prosecuted? For example, are
there laws against slavery or the exploitation of
prostitution by means of coercion or fraud? Are these other
laws being used in trafficking cases? Are these laws, taken
together, adequate to cover the full scope of trafficking in
persons?
No additional legislation has been enacted since our 2004
submission. Existing laws detailed below are adequate to
deter and prosecute the full scope of domestic trafficking
offenses. However, additional legislation criminalizing
commercial sex acts with 16 and 17-year olds would be
beneficial, as would legislation criminalizing pedophilia by
Singaporeans outside the country.
Many defendants are prosecutable for more than one offense
under the laws below. A concrete example of this
multiple-charging is the case of the 12-year old Malaysian
girl forced to work as a prostitute; she was rescued in 2002,
and the prosecutions occurred in 2003. One of her customers
was convicted of rape, and a pimp of abetting the rape.
Another three persons were charged with four offenses:
abetting rape; procuring the girl as a prostitute; bringing
her into Singapore for that purpose; and living off her
earnings. All five received prison sentences ranging from 12
to 14 years, and four of the five were also caned.
WOMEN'S CHARTER: The Women's Charter contains a mixture of
anti-trafficking and anti-vice provisions; authorities may
choose to charge for vice offenses in some cases that we
would classify as "trafficking" (for instance, pimping for 16
or 17-year old prostitutes). The Women's Charter states that
"Any person who buys, sells, procures, traffics in or brings
into or takes out of Singapore for the purpose of present or
subsequent prostitution, any woman or girl, shall be guilty
of an offence." If convicted under this law, a person faces
imprisonment for up to five years and can be fined up to SGD
10,000 (approximately USD 5,700). The Women's Charter also
stipulates similar penalties for committing such acts under
false pretenses. Rape is punishable by imprisonment up to
twenty years (with a minimum of eight years), and the
offender may also be liable for a fine or caning. Persons
who induce a girl under the age of 16 into prostitution
commit a separate offense, punishable by up to three years
imprisonment. The Women's Charter also prohibits any person
from knowingly living off of the earnings of a prostitute.
Offenders may be sentenced to jail for up to five years and
fined up to SGD 10,000 (approximately USD 5,700).
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT: (Note: "Child" is defined in
the Act as someone under the age of 14; a "young person" is a
14 or 15-year old child. The UN panel reviewing Singapore's
inaugural submission under the Child Rights Conventions urged
Singapore to extend the Act to cover all under age 18.) The
Children and Young Persons Act prohibits the unlawful
transfer or possession, custody or control of children and
prohibits the importation of children by false pretenses.
Both offenses are punishable by up to four years in prison.
In addition, the Act makes it an offense for a person to
commit or abet procuring any obscene or indecent act with a
child or young person; the penalty is a prison term of up to
two years and/or a substantial fine, which are both doubled
for a second and subsequent offense.
PENAL CODE: Sections 372 and 373 criminalize the purchase or
sale of anyone under the age of 21 for the purpose of
prostitution. Violators of these sections face heavy fines
and imprisonment of up to 10 years. The Penal Code also
prohibits buying or disposing of any person as a slave or
habitually importing and exporting slaves. For buying or
disposing of a slave, the offender may be sentenced to up to
seven years in prison, and for habitually dealing, the
offender may be sentenced to up to ten years in prison and a
fine.
In 1998, Singapore amended its Penal Code, strengthening
punishment of persons who abuse foreign domestic workers. If
an employer is convicted of causing hurt, wrongfully
confining, assaulting, or insulting the modesty of a
domestic, the court may now sentence the offender to one and
a half times the amount of punishment allowed if the same
offenses were committed against a Singaporean.
IMMIGRATION ACT and EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS ACT: Under
the Immigration Act, an illegal immigrant trafficker faces a
mandatory jail term of up to five years plus a minimum of
three strokes of the cane. Anyone who abets a person's
entering or exiting Singapore illegally faces a jail term of
up to two years and a fine of up to SGD 6,000 (approximately
USD 3,500). The Act also states that pimps and prostitutes
are illegal classes of immigrants. From 2001 to 2003,
immigration officers denied entry to 540 females they
suspected of intending to enter Singapore for the purpose of
prostitution. Since it is often difficult to prove the
charge of alien trafficking, those involved are more often
convicted and punished as abettors. There are also stiff
penalties, including jail sentences, fines, and caning, for
anyone who hires or houses an illegal immigrant. Corporate
bodies employing immigration offenders pay higher fines in
lieu of jail sentences and caning. The Ministry of Manpower
reports that it blacklists and prohibits further applications
from employers who abuse the work permit system. Under the
Employment of Foreign Workers Act, those who misuse the work
permit system )- which would include, for example,
non-payment of salary, withholding travel documents, or
failing to ensure the welfare of a foreign domestic worker --
may also face a penalty of up to SGD 5,000 (approximately USD
2,900) and up to 6 months imprisonment. Employers can also
be compelled to bear the costs of dispute resolution and
ordered to compensate employees for unpaid wages.
¶B. What are the penalties for traffickers of people for
sexual exploitation? For traffickers of people for labor
exploitation?
Described in answer to Question A.
¶C. What are the penalties for rape or forcible sexual
assault? How do they compare to the penalty for sex
trafficking?
Described in answer to Question A.
¶D. Has the government prosecuted any cases against
traffickers? If so, provide numbers of arrests, indictments,
convictions and sentences, including details on plea bargains
and fines, if relevant and available. Are the traffickers
serving the time sentenced: If no, why not? Please indicate
whether the government can provide this information, and if
not, why not?
The Embassy is not aware of any prosecutions for trafficking
in 2004. The government did successfully prosecute four
pimps and 63 &vice abettors8 in 2004.
The government also vigorously prosecutes cases where abuse
of domestics stops well short of trafficking.
For instance, in 2004 a man who struck his maid on the head
with a remote control on multiple occasions was jailed for 2
months. Singapore is currently trying a woman for slapping,
burning and choking her maid as well as watching her shower;
the defendant faces a total of 10 charges with a cumulative
maximum penalty of 13.5 years in prison and over SGD 10,000
in fines. In the first 9 months of 2004, 53 employers were
found guilty of maid abuse, but Embassy does not believe any
of these cases rose to the level of trafficking. There is
often a substantial lag time between an incident of abuse and
prosecution, and Embassy is aware of only one case where the
abuse occurred in 2004 has proceeded to trial. Authorities
prosecute every substantiated case of abuse and in the past
have willingly provided the Embassy with information on
arrests and prosecutions.
¶E. Is there any information or reports of who is behind the
trafficking? For example, are the traffickers freelance
operators, small crime groups, and/or large international
organized crime syndicates? Are employment, travel, and
tourism agencies or marriage brokers fronting for traffickers
or crime groups to traffic individuals? Are government
officials involved? Are there any reports of where profits
from trafficking in persons are being channeled (e.g. armed
groups, terrorist organizations, judges, banks, etc.)
No known trafficking rings are operating in Singapore.
Government officials are not involved in trafficking.
Representatives of other diplomatic missions and NGOs have
told us that whatever trafficking does occur is run by small,
freelance operators. Major organized crime rings do not
appear to be involved. Embassy is not aware of any cases in
which employment agencies, travel agencies or marriage
brokers were involved in trafficking. The government closely
monitors these agencies, which face severe penalties for
helping people to violate Singapore,s tough immigration
laws. For example, a travel agency that repeatedly brings
people to Singapore who do not leave when their visas expire
will be blacklisted by the government, be required to post a
SGD 1,000 deposit on every one of its visitors, and face
extended processing time for visas. In the first half of
2004, the government blacklisted six such tourist agencies.
Employment agencies must be accredited, and are subjected to
periodic audits and spot checks by Ministry of Manpower
authorities. It would be difficult to use marriage agencies
as a front for trafficking, given Singapore,s stringent
immigration rules: marriage brokers almost always must
arrange for Singaporean men to travel to the women,s country
to meet, and obtaining permanent residence status for a
foreign spouse is an arduous process that can take years and
subjects the couple to scrutiny by immigration officials.
Marriages of convenience to obtain immigration status are
illegal.
¶F. Does the government actively investigate cases of
trafficking? (Again, the focus should be on trafficking
cases versus migrant smuggling cases.) Does the government
use active investigative techniques in trafficking in persons
investigations? To the extent possible under domestic law,
are techniques such as electronic surveillance, undercover
operations, and mitigated punishment or immunity for
cooperating suspects used by the government? Does the
criminal procedure code or other laws prohibit the police
from engaging in covert operations?
Yes, the government actively investigates trafficking. Police
use informants and active patrols to monitor the sex industry
for coercion. In 2002, police intelligence indicated a
12-year old Malaysian girl was being forced to work as a
prostitute, resulting in an immediate operation to rescue the
girl and identify her traffickers. Police and prosecutors
say that any allegations of deception or coercion in the sex
industry are dealt with as priority cases. Authorities
screen detained suspected sex workers (i.e., those not
operating in the "tolerated" system) for possible cases of
coercion, and also to ascertain "vice operators" involved and
obtain prosecution witnesses against these third parties.
Singapore police are effective and equipped with broad
powers; we are confident they use these powers fully to
investigate cases of alleged trafficking.
NGO representatives and other observers of the sex industry
concur, opining that the police are well informed about
goings-on in the designated red light areas, particularly in
the "tolerated" brothels. Most NGOs and foreign embassy
contacts say that all allegations of coercion or force that
they bring to police attention are fully investigated,
although they note that the women,s stories are often vague
and difficult to verify. One NGO contact reported that
immediately after comments he made to a reporter appeared in
the newspaper, the police contacted him because they wanted
to initiate an investigation based on his information. The
government has less insight into the world of free-lance
streetwalkers, but has begun to work through local NGOs
(which can interact with women who would be afraid of
authorities) to monitor what is happening among streetwalkers
as well as to distribute health information and encourage
condom use.
For labor cases, the Ministry of Manpower does conduct spot
checks on employers, has a hotline for domestic workers, and
the MOM and police investigate tips from the public as well
as NGOs. In March 2005, an NGO passed a tip from another
foreign domestic worker about a confined, unpaid maid to
police, who immediately worked with the NGO to rescue her.
The woman is now residing in a shelter, and the police and
Ministry of Manpower are investigating her case.
¶G. Does the government provide any specialized training for
government officials in how to recognize, investigate and
prosecute instances of trafficking?
Police and prosecutors are competent to recognize,
investigate and prosecute trafficking-related offenses.
¶H. Does the government cooperate with other governments in
investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases? If
possible, can post provide the number of cooperative
international investigations on trafficking?
Yes. In February 2004, Singapore police participated in a
regional anti-trafficking law enforcement seminar alongside
police from Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore police are
known to have worked on specific alleged sex trafficking
cases with both Malaysian and Thai authorities. They hold
regular bilateral meetings with their Malaysian counterparts
on trafficking and other transnational issues, and there are
plans to expand these sessions to include Indonesia. In
February 2005, Singapore and Indonesia restarted talks on an
extradition treaty, which would improve cooperative law
enforcement efforts on transnational crimes, including
trafficking.
The authorities also work with embassies of foreign domestic
source countries (usually Indonesia or the Philippines) in
investigating abuse allegations. All but one of our contacts
from these Embassies say they are pleased with the
cooperation and support they receive from the Ministry of
Manpower and the police (see ref A, paragraph 3.G). In
general, however, Singapore does not share the number or
nature of cooperative international investigations it
participates in. Singapore authorities worked closely with
their Malaysian counterparts to visit the family of the
12-year old girl who was brought to Singapore for
prostitution. They personally visited the family to assure
her parents that she was safe and being well cared for.
Eventually, they returned her safely to her village.
Singapore also actively participates in multilateral fora to
combat TIP and people smuggling. Singaporean airport and
immigration authorities also allow U.S. DHS immigration
officers ongoing access inside Changi airport's transit
lounge, where they assist Singaporean authorities to prevent
and address potential human trafficking, people smuggling,
and immigration fraud cases.
¶I. Does the government extradite persons who are charged with
trafficking in other countries? If so, can post provide the
number of traffickers extradited? Does the government
extradite its own nationals charged with such offenses? If
not, is the government prohibited by law from extraditing its
own nationals? If so, what is the government doing to modify
its laws to permit the extradition of its own nationals?
Singapore is not known to have received requests to extradite
a trafficker. Singapore extradites its own nationals.
Singapore law requires extraditions to be on the basis of a
treaty; deportations can provide a means for rendition of
non-Singaporeans.
¶J. Is there evidence of government involvement in or
tolerance of trafficking, on a local or institutional level?
If so, please explain in detail.
No. The Singapore Government is virtually free of
corruption. Penalties in the few isolated cases of
government corruption and misconduct have been very harsh.
¶K. If government officials are involved in trafficking, what
steps has the government taken to end such participation?
Have any government officials been prosecuted for involvement
in trafficking or trafficking-related corruption? Have any
been convicted? What actual sentence was imposed? Please
provide specific numbers, if available.
Not applicable.
¶L. If the country has an identified child sex tourism
problem (as source or destination), how many foreign
pedophiles has the government prosecuted or
deported/extradited to their country of origin? Does the
country's child sexual abuse laws have extraterritorial
coverage (like the U.S. PROTECT Act)?
Men from Singapore do travel to the nearby Indonesian Riau
islands for purposes of sex tourism, and it is probable that
some are engaging in child sex tourism -- one Indonesian NGO,
Partnership in Health and Humanity Foundation (YMKK)
estimates that 30 percent of sex workers in Batam are under
¶18. However, there are no available estimates of the number
of Singaporeans who are involved in child sex tourism.
Singapore,s child sexual abuse laws do not have
extraterritorial coverage at this time. That said, the
Singapore government does recognize sex tourism as a problem,
and has supported a number of public outreach campaigns to
raise local awareness of the problem and its consequences for
Singapore. The Ministry of Health recently completed a
project in conjunction with NGOs based in the Indonesian Riau
islands that surveyed the behavior of Singaporean men hiring
prostitutes; it is now working with independent researchers
to identify the best way to influence these men to change
their behavior, according to a local NGO. The government has
sanctioned and will participate in a conference on regional
child sex tourism sponsored by UNIFEM Singapore and Shared
Hope, International, which will be held in Singapore in April
¶2005.
UNIFEM Singapore is also currently drafting a child sex
tourism law, with the hope of introducing it in Parliament
sometime later this year. UNIFEM representatives have met
with nearly every Member of Parliament to present their case
and press for support. One MP told us that the Parliament is
reviewing many of the laws related to social problems such as
this, and confirmed that the government would consider such a
measure. She said, however, that the GOS is concerned about
a PROTECT Act-like law's enforceability; Singapore has
studied all of the various extraterritorial sex tourism laws
currently in effect, but according to various government
contacts has identified problems with all of them and
questions their efficacy in reducing sex tourism.
¶M. Has the government signed and ratified, and/or taken
steps to implement the following international instruments?
Please provide the date of signature/ratification if
appropriate.
-- ILO Convention 182 concerning the prohibition and
immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of
child labor.
Singapore ratified ILO Convention 182 in June 2001.
-- ILO Convention 29 and 105 on forced or compulsory labor?
Singapore ratified Convention 29 in October 1965. It
ratified Convention 105 the same month, but withdrew from it
in April 1979.
-- The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of
the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution, and
child pornography.
No.
-- The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking
in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the
UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.
No.
Protection and Assistance to Victims
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¶3. (SBU)
¶A. Does the government assist victims, for example, by
providing temporary to permanent residency status, relief
from deportation, shelter and access to legal, medical and
psychological services? If so, please explain. Does the
country have victim care and victim health care facilities?
If so, can post provide the number of victims placed in these
care facilities? Are trafficking victims offered HIV/AIDS
screening or otherwise tested for HIV/AIDS? If so, what are
the results?
Singapore can provide foreign victims of serious crimes
immigration status allowing them to stay until the need for
their testimony is over. It has provided such status to the
few trafficking victims, and to foreign domestics who are
victims of domestic abuse. This status does not
automatically grant the victim the right to seek employment,
but the Ministry of Manpower has not rejected applications
for work permits by victims of trafficking or abuse. Some
domestics who are abuse victims encounter difficulties
finding suitable employment, as employers may be reluctant to
allow them sufficient time off to participate in police
investigations. Singapore does not offer permanent residency
status to persons based on their status as a victim.
Victims of trafficking or maid abuse are referred by
authorities to shelters for women and children such as the
Toa Payoh Girls Home or the Good Shepherd Center. The
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS)
refers clients to at least six different such centers. In
other cases, abused foreign domestics live in shelters run by
their embassies. Both the Indonesian and Philippine
Embassies run shelters for their abused domestics. As
preparations were made to return her to her parents, the
12-year old Malaysian girl referred to above stayed at the
Toa Payoh Girls Home, where she received counseling and other
services tailored to her specific needs. MCYS has arranged
both counseling and health care for victims of both
trafficking and maid abuse. A government-run clinic offers
free screening for HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted
diseases on an anonymous basis. Post does not know how many
victims received assistance from MCYS, but the Ministry
assures us it offers services to any victims it determines
need them. NGO contacts who work with the MCYS to find
shelter and other assistance for trafficking victims or other
women who need protection, such as women who are trying to
leave the prostitution, are pleased with the support and
cooperation they receive from the Ministry.
¶B. Does the government provide funding or other forms of
support to foreign or domestic NGOs for services to victims?
Please explain.
Due to the limited number of victims, the government does not
provide dedicated funding to assist trafficking victims.
However, the government does provide financial assistance to
shelters for women and children (approximately SGD 250,000 in
2003, a 35-percent increase from 2002), and does assist a
clinic that provides health services and counseling to
victims.
¶C. Is there a screening and referral process in place, when
appropriate, to transfer victims detained, arrested or placed
in protective custody by law enforcement authorities to NGOs
that provide short- or long-term care?
There is no specific referral procedure. However, law
enforcement authorities have good relationships with NGOs,
the Ministry for Community Development, Youth and Sports, the
Ministry of Manpower and foreign diplomatic representatives.
The police generally inform embassies when they detain
foreign nationals; the detention of foreign prostitutes is
the main exception to this practice. Unless foreign
prostitutes are detained for immigration offenses or are
needed for police investigations or to testify at a trial,
authorities usually repatriate them as soon as possible.
According to diplomatic observers and NGOs, the police
expeditiously refer victims who need housing to them.
¶D. Are the rights of victims respected, or are victims also
treated as criminals? Are victims detained, jailed, or
deported? If detained or jailed, for how long? Are victims
fined? Are victims prosecuted for violations of other laws,
such as those governing immigration or prostitution?
The rights of victims are fully respected. Embassy is not
aware of any case where a trafficking victim was jailed or
prosecuted. The question of whether trafficking victims are
treated properly by authorities was raised for debate in
Parliament in October 2004, and the government's responding
assurance that victims are treated respectfully was widely
publicized. Foreign prostitutes rounded up by the
authorities are not prosecuted for prostitution offenses. In
some cases, they are charged with being out of immigration
status for staying in Singapore beyond the validity of their
visa or permitted duration of their visit, or for returning
to Singapore during a two-year ban, which the GOS imposes on
women who have been caught working as prostitutes. Sentences
for such offenses are between one and four months in jail.
¶E. Does the government encourage victims to assist in the
investigation and prosecution of trafficking? May victims
file civil suits or seek legal action against the
traffickers? Does anyone impede the victims' access to such
legal redress? If a victim is a material witness in a court
case against the former employer, is the victim permitted to
obtain other employment or to leave the country? Is there a
victim restitution program?
The government does encourage victims to assist in the
investigation and prosecution of trafficking and maid abuse
cases. Victims may file civil suits, but, although at least
one NGO encourages women to pursue this course, none are
known to have done so. No one impedes victims' access to
legal redress. Victims are permitted to leave Singapore, and
some are known to have done so in maid abuse cases; however,
authorities are severely handicapped should they present a
legal case without a witness, and police generally urge
victims to remain, pending legal resolution of a case. Some
victims so urged may mistakenly believe that departure would
not be allowed. In some cases, Singapore prosecutors have
flown witnesses back to Singapore as required to prosecute a
case. Prosecutors express frustration that witnesses who
leave Singapore often drop out of contact or decline to
return. Singapore does not have a victim restitution program.
¶F. What kind of protection is the government able to provide
for victims and witnesses? Does it provide these protections
in practice?
Authorities protect victims and witnesses from intimidation
by defendants; in many cases, the accused are held in custody
pending trial. The secure Toa Payoh Girls Home has been used
to house victims who may face retribution by traffickers, as
in the case of the 12-year old Malaysian girl referred to
above.
¶G. Does the government provide any specialized training for
government officials in recognizing trafficking and in the
provision of assistance to trafficked victims, including the
special needs of trafficked children? Does the government
provide training on protections and assistance to its
embassies and consulates in foreign countries that are
destination or transit countries? Does it urge those
embassies and consulates to develop ongoing relationships
with NGOs that serve trafficked victims?
In view of the limited number of victims, Singapore itself
does not provide trafficking training per se. However,
Singapore police officers are competent and well trained to
recognize and assist victims of such crimes. In February
2004, however, Singapore police participated in a regional
anti-trafficking law enforcement seminar alongside police
from Malaysia and Indonesia. There are good counseling
services available to victims of sexual assault and physical
abuse, and the authorities work closely with NGOs and other
organizations with training and experience. Singapore is not
a country of origin for victims, making the last two
questions not applicable. The Ministry of Manpower does
train new foreign domestic workers on basic safety
precautions and their rights under the law, and informs them
of the resources, including the maid hotline, available to
them. The Ministry also provides all maids with a handbook
containing this information in their native language.
¶H. Does the government provide assistance, such as medical
aid, shelter, or financial help, to its repatriated nationals
who are victims of trafficking?
Not applicable; no Singaporeans are known to have been
trafficked.
¶I. Which NGOs, if any, work with trafficking victims? What
types of services do they provide? What sort of cooperation
do they receive from local authorities?
In 2004 Singapore registered the &One Hope Center8 as a
society; it is the first organization in Singapore dedicated
to helping women escape prostitution. The organization's
founder has worked with foreign workers, recovering drug
addicts, and former convicts for seven years and received the
President's Social Services Award in 2003. The One Hope
Center works closely with the Ministry of Community
Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), the Immigration and
Checkpoints Authority (ICA), and the police to provide for
the women,s welfare. It employs trained counselors who help
women leave prostitution, helps them get into shelters, and
liaises with the police and immigration authorities as well
as foreign embassies to facilitate their return home (usually
putting them in contact with another welfare NGO is their
destination country). The One Hope Center is currently
talking to the MCYS about a proposal to start a &One-Stop8
center in one of Singapore,s red-light districts, which
would serve as a shelter and provide counseling, skills
training, and legal advice. (The MCYS would supply the
building). The Center is also involved, with other local
NGOs, in efforts to lobby the government to change its
definition of trafficking to reflect the definition in the
U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in
Persons.
Other NGOs assist foreign workers who have problems with
employers (from failure to pay wages to physical or sexual
abuse); while such problems rarely would amount to
trafficking, the work of the NGOs helps provide confidence
that labor trafficking victims would be discovered and
assisted. A civil society group known as Transient Workers
Count Too (formerly &The Working Committee 28), aims to
boost protection for foreign workers, particularly maids, and
detect abuse cases earlier. The Humanitarian Organization
for Migration Economics (HOME) provides shelter to foreign
workers who are in disputes with their employers or who have
been abused, advocates on their behalf, and educates them on
their rights and Singapore laws protecting them. HOME also
occasionally takes in sex-trafficking victims referred by the
police who are waiting to appear as witnesses for the
prosecution of their pimps or traffickers. Some privately
run shelters are available for foreign victims of
sex-trafficking or maid abuse, and a government-assisted
clinic provides sex-related health services and counseling.
Cooperation from authorities is good, and authorities
actively refer victims to these services. Singapore has
strict laws on abetting immigration offenses, which would
require shelters to decline services to persons out of
immigration status; however, trafficking victims could obtain
temporary immigration status pending a trial. Some NGO
contacts also report that they have been able to work out
arrangements with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority
where women trying to escape prostitution but whose visas
have expired are allowed to return to their home country and
are not charged with immigration offenses if they turn
themselves in to the authorities. Other NGOs and some
embassy officials note that source country embassies can
sometimes prevail upon ICA to let people leave the country
without serving time for the immigration offenses.
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