新加坡一对夫妇罚款13 000新元,罪名是组织外国工人就未支付的工资举行未经批准的抗议活动。
A Singaporean couple fined S$13,000 for organizing unauthorized protests by foreign workers over unpaid wages.
新加坡夫妇Rebecca Rubini Ravinthiran(33岁)和她的丈夫Vee Derrick Mahendran(36岁)于2025年9月26日被判定犯有在两个建筑工地组织未经批准的公众集会罪,因此被罚款共计13 000新元。
A Singaporean couple, Rebecca Rubini Ravinthiran, 33, and her husband Vee Derrick Mahendran, 36, were fined a total of S$13,000 on September 26, 2025, after being found guilty of organizing unauthorized public assemblies at two construction sites.
Rebecca,分包商Scorio Builders董事,指示15名外国工人持有要求承包商支付未付款项的标牌,并举了近40万新元欠款。
Rebecca, director of subcontractor Scorpio Builders, instructed 15 foreign workers to hold placards demanding unpaid payments from contractors, citing nearly S$400,000 in owed funds.
她的丈夫协助协调展品展示,没有造成干扰。
Her husband assisted in coordinating the displays without causing disruptions.
法院裁定这些诉讼违反了《公共秩序法》和外国工人的工作许可条件,因为工人是在她的权力下,而不是自愿参加。
The court ruled the actions violated the Public Order Act and foreign workers’ work permit conditions, as the workers were under her authority and not voluntary participants.
Rebecca因经济困难被罚款8 500新元并分期付款;Vee被罚款4 500新元并全额支付。
Rebecca was fined S$8,500 with installment payments due to financial hardship; Vee was fined S$4,500 and paid in full.
这对夫妇声称,他们曾试图通过通信解决这一问题,但被拒绝会面。
The couple claimed they had tried to resolve the issue through communication but were denied a meeting.