Singapore NGOs call for rethink of migrant workers’ salaries, health care and recruitment fees

Twelve years ago, when Dhaka-born Aarul completed his secondary school education and was about to join the Bangladesh Army, a family friend introduced him to a recruitment agent in Singapore.The agent promised the 18-year-old an administrative job in the city state, and a S$850 (US$602) monthly salary that was 10 times what he would earn as a soldier.Coronavirus fuels record-breaking philanthropy drive in SingaporeBut there was a catch. Aarul would have to shell out S$8,000 for his flights, an…