"Workers from third firm claim unpaid wages; all three firms share a director who has left S’pore", 24 June 2026

Several workers from VVR Plant Engineering are...alerting the authorities to claims of unpaid wages – the third firm linked to a permanent resident company director who is said to have left Singapore.

Islam Md Rafiul, a 20-year-old Bangladeshi national, said he has not been paid for three months...

Islam was among some 400 migrant workers...who met NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng, representatives from the Migrant Workers’ Centre and Minister of State for Manpower...

The workers, many of whom are employed by KPA Engineering...and its related firm SK Industries, had raised issues concerning unpaid wages and their living arrangements...

VVR Plant Engineering, SK Industries and KPA Engineering have one common director – Indian national Ramu Palani Velu...

ST has made multiple attempts to contact Ramu...but he has not responded.

Ramu took over VVR Plant Engineering...in 2025...

Sam... who was hired by KPA Engineering, said the workers knew Ramu as the big boss but the day-to-day operations were handled by an Indian national named Moorthy.

“We have been trying to contact Moorthy, but he has not responded,” added Sam...

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has indicated that it is investigating KPA Engineering and SK Industries for possible breaches...