What the release reports
Ho Chiak Hock Derrick was sentenced to twenty-four weeks for collecting S$396,440 from 57 migrant workers between 2014 and 2020. He admitted twenty of sixty-one charges.
Details and conditions
Individual demands ranged from S$1,500 to S$15,500 for permit renewal or continued employment at Lian Cheng Contracting. Collection occurred directly or through intermediaries; company management was unaware. Several worker intermediaries were warned and barred from working in Singapore.
Context and follow-up
Workers should seek confidential help from MOM or the Migrant Workers’ Centre when renewal payments are demanded. This conviction is a later development than the September 2022 charge announcement, and the final release reports 57 affected workers.
Official attachments and further guidance
Official source
This report is independently written from the MOM release dated above. Case status, policy announcements and historical figures refer to that release.
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