Ramalingam, migrant labourer from Tamil Nadu, needed a knee surgery after he fell from a crowded lorry in Singapore. He then took his employers to court.
(CNN) A manual laborer from India has successfully sued his employers in Singapore for negligence after he fell off the back of an overcrowded lorry, in a rare legal win for migrant workers that has renewed debate about their treatment in the wealthy city state.
SHAH ALAM: The Sessions Court here meted out the maximum fine of RM50,000 to a construction company for failing to ensure the safety and welfare of its workers, which resulted in the death of an Indonesian employee.
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