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March 1, 2010 by admin
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Written by Our Correspondent
With the number of foreign workers increasing in Singapore, MPs are hearing more complaints from unhappy residents about some of their unsavory habits.
The Straits Times quoted PAP MP Madam Halimah Yacob as saying that she “regularly hears complaints from residents, unnerved by foreign workers congregating in their estates, each time she goes on block visits.”
Common complaints include drinking together at HDB void decks, urinating there or leaving their litter behind. Such scenes are becoming ubiquitous in the HDB heartlands.
“Because it’s a big number of them and they are all males, the women residents tend to feel a bit intimidated when they come home late,” said Madam Halimah in an interview with Straits Times.
To cope with security concerns arising from the congregation of foreign workers, a Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) set up last year to deal with the issue.
Auxiliary police officers (APOs) and security officers are deployed at more foreign workers’ haunts to ensure that they do not disturb the peace in the area.
Due to the ruling party’s liberal immigration policies, foreigners now make up 36 per cent of Singapore’s population, up from 14 per cent in 1990. Of the remaining 64 per cent who are citizens, an increasing number are born overseas.
The Straits Times tried to deflect public anger against the ruling party’s misguided policies to these blue-collar foreign workers:
“While such workers are vital in Singapore’s construction, manufacturing and now service industries, their growing numbers have caused unhappiness among some Singaporeans.”
Though Singaporeans are uncomfortable with foreign workers loitering in their neighborhoods, their main beef is against those foreign workers on employment and S passes who are competing directly with them for jobs.
Not only do they take up jobs which otherwise belong to Singaporeans, they also depress their wages and increase the cost of living, especially that of public housing.
The state media should stop obfuscating the crux of the matter to protect its political master by portraying Singaporeans as xenophobic and start addressing their genuine concerns.
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March 1, 2010 by admin
Filed under Headlines
Leave a comment
Written by Our Correspondent
With the number of foreign workers increasing in Singapore, MPs are hearing more complaints from unhappy residents about some of their unsavory habits.
The Straits Times quoted PAP MP Madam Halimah Yacob as saying that she “regularly hears complaints from residents, unnerved by foreign workers congregating in their estates, each time she goes on block visits.”
Common complaints include drinking together at HDB void decks, urinating there or leaving their litter behind. Such scenes are becoming ubiquitous in the HDB heartlands.
“Because it’s a big number of them and they are all males, the women residents tend to feel a bit intimidated when they come home late,” said Madam Halimah in an interview with Straits Times.
To cope with security concerns arising from the congregation of foreign workers, a Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) set up last year to deal with the issue.
Auxiliary police officers (APOs) and security officers are deployed at more foreign workers’ haunts to ensure that they do not disturb the peace in the area.
Due to the ruling party’s liberal immigration policies, foreigners now make up 36 per cent of Singapore’s population, up from 14 per cent in 1990. Of the remaining 64 per cent who are citizens, an increasing number are born overseas.
The Straits Times tried to deflect public anger against the ruling party’s misguided policies to these blue-collar foreign workers:
“While such workers are vital in Singapore’s construction, manufacturing and now service industries, their growing numbers have caused unhappiness among some Singaporeans.”
Though Singaporeans are uncomfortable with foreign workers loitering in their neighborhoods, their main beef is against those foreign workers on employment and S passes who are competing directly with them for jobs.
Not only do they take up jobs which otherwise belong to Singaporeans, they also depress their wages and increase the cost of living, especially that of public housing.
The state media should stop obfuscating the crux of the matter to protect its political master by portraying Singaporeans as xenophobic and start addressing their genuine concerns.
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