Singapore raids 'jobs scam' firm

Al Jazeera English, 1 Oct 2008

Authorities in Singapore have raided the premises of an engineering company following an Al Jazeera report on allegations that migrant workers were being kept there under duress.

Singapore's manpower ministry said it raided the offices of San's Marine on Friday and have since launched an investigation.

Last month Al Jazeera correspondent Tony Birtley visited the company's warehouses and found about 30 migrant workers being held there in what the workers called "the cage".

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