新加坡：人力部于周六（10月24日）表示，该部门正就Process Maintenance Solutions和裕廊工程有限公司（Jurong Technical & Construction）拖欠外籍劳工薪资一事展开调查。
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is investigating Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction over unpaid salaries owed to migrant workers, it said on Saturday (Oct 24).
全国职工总会副秘书长朱倍庆于周五表示，加工业的近240名外籍劳工长达两个月未领到薪水。
National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) deputy secretary-general Desmond Choo said on Friday that close to 240 migrant workers in the process sector have gone without pay for up to two months.
人力部于周六在声明中表示，已知悉涉及这两家公司雇用外籍劳工的薪资拖欠问题。
MOM said in a statement on Saturday that it was aware of salary arrears involving migrant workers employed by the two companies.
该部门表示：“人力部正与外劳中心（MWC）及劳资政纠纷调解联盟（TADM）紧密合作，以协助受影响的劳工处理薪资索赔及解决燃眉之需，包括住宿和转换工作安排。”
“MOM is working closely with the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) and the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) to assist the affected workers with their salary claims and immediate needs, including accommodation and alternative employment arrangements,” it said.
该部警告称，其对不支付薪资的问题采取严肃态度，目前对这些公司的调查仍在进行中。
The ministry warned that it takes a serious view of non-payment of salaries and that invesgitations into the companies were ongoing.
该部补充说：“如果确定存在违反雇佣法律的行为，将采取适当的执法行动。”
“Appropriate enforcement action will be taken if breaches of employment laws are established,” it added.
朱倍庆于周五在社交媒体发文称，外劳中心和人力部正在提供协助，包括为近90名劳工提供每日三餐。
In a social media post on Friday, Mr Choo said that MWC and MOM were providing assistance, including daily meals for close to 90 workers.
他补充说，该中心及人力部关怀与接触署（Assurance, Care and Engagement Group）的代表还在10月19日和10月20日会见了230名劳工，以更好地了解他们的需求。
Representatives from the centre and MOM's Assurance, Care and Engagement Group also met 230 workers on Oct 19 and Oct 20 to better understand their needs, he added.
其他形式的支持包括协助劳工寻找合适工作的职业配对援助、协助处理薪资索赔（包括加班费），以及在需要时提供经济援助。
Other forms of support include job matching assistance to help workers find suitable employment, assistance with salary claims - including overtime pay - and financial assistance where needed.
朱倍庆表示，几乎所有受影响的劳工都是家里的唯一顶梁柱，拖欠薪资也给他们远在老家的家庭带来了沉重负担。他敦促任何知晓外籍劳工面临薪资问题的人，鼓励他们联系外劳中心24小时热线6536 2692。他补充说：“任何劳工都不应孤立无援地面对这一切。”
Almost all the affected workers were sole breadwinners, with the missed salary payments taking a toll on their families back home as well, said Mr Choo He urged anyone who knows a migrant worker facing salary issues to encourage them to contact MWC's 24-hour helpline at 6536 2692. "No worker should face this alone," he added.