For Steven, a 40-something Sino-Kadazan man, leaving Sabah two years ago was a gamble. He had been jobless for a year with no steady income, so when an opportunity came by, seizing it seemed like a calculated risk."I was attracted by an advertisement in a local newspaper offering employment in Singapore," he said.
The advertisement offered a good salary. But the clincher, he said, was a promise by the employment agency to provide pocket money as soon as prospective employees signed on for the job.
Steven signed on immediately and fell into a a labyrinth of deceit. What followed was a bitter lesson in reality. Full Story
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