Former waste management company manager jailed for receiving kickbacks from migrant workers
A former site manager with 800 Super Waste Management was on Wednesday (Nov 11) sentenced to 49 days in jail after he was convicted for demanding kickbacks from five migrant workers as a condition for their continued employment with the company.Koh Kim Sia was handed a total of 24 charges under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act. He pleaded guilty to five charges involving five migrant workers, with 19 other charges taken into consideration during sentencing.The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a news release after his sentencing that he was responsible for recruiting and managing conservancy workers providing estate cleaning and maintenance services for town councils. As site manager, he was also in charge of applying for and renewing their work permits.According to charge sheets, Koh received kickbacks ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 from the five workers. He also received a total of $18,000 from them between June and July 2021.