Unpaid workers case: Director behind firms files for bankruptcy
Ramu Palani Velu, director of KPA Engineering, SK Industries and VVR Plant Engineering, will have his application heard on Aug 13.
The director of a Singapore-based company at the centre of an investigation over unpaid salaries for over 400 migrant workers has filed for bankruptcy, according to the Straits Times. Ramu Palani Velu, an Indian national and Singapore permanent resident, is the director of seven local companies that provide air-conditioning, plumbing, and building services.
The case began when more than 100 workers from these firms, including KPA Engineering, SK Industries, and VVR Plant Engineering, turned up at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) office in June. The National Trades Union Congress and the Migrant Workers’ Centre have supported the affected workers, who were owed wages for more than two months.
The MOM is investigating the three companies for violations of the Employment Act and the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, with potential fines and jail time for non-payment.
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