Chitchat Singaporean involved in human trafficking?

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SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man and his Nepalese wife have been charged for labour trafficking under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act - the first to face such charges under the Act.

According to the Ministry of Manpower's press release on Friday (May 20), Singaporean Balakrishnan s/o Jaganathan and his Nepalese wife Khema Batta were the director and manager of a Hindi music pub Taraana.

The 52-year-old man and the 29-year-old woman are facing seven charges each under the Act for abusing their power as employers to harbour and exploit seven female Bangladeshi women, who were performing artistes at the pub, said MOM.

Any person who is found guilty of an offence under section 3 of the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014, in the case of a first offence, shall be fined up to S$100,000 with imprisonment of up to 10 years, and shall be liable to caning of up to six strokes of the cane.

MOM added that it has taken steps to ensure the seven Bangladeshi women are provided with appropriate care.

"Our investigation officers are visiting them regularly to check on both their physical and mental well-being. We have also engaged professional counselling services to look after their emotional needs," it said.

"To help in their rehabilitation process, we have facilitated the victims to gain interim employment under the Temporary Job Scheme (TJS).


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