Not given references is not big deal, it doesn't mean they are bad references.
 

Hold on guys,

Don’t be stocked with your former employer’s policy. It is not really a big deal! If HR or your Sup cannot give references about you for many reasons, it doesn’t matter. You can always choose your second contact name for references, from your co-workers list, clients if you know their contacts info, and even employer you’ve got your first reference.

If this doesn’t work, make sure that your potential employer doesn’t deserve you, and you might not be happy with him later.

Then move out and find another potential employer, you would be happy with. And, I’m sure you can find better employer than that one.

We also have a right to choose our employer, the one who trust us, the one who respects our rights and deserve us to do a good job for him.

Good luck.

Hope it helps, happy holidays.

Regards