The Online Citizen, 12 Jul 2012By Leong Sze Hian
I refer to the article “Town council chips in to raise wages” (The Straits Times, 8 Jul 2012).
Do all cleaners already earn over $1,000?
It states that “This arrangement is only for local full-time cleaners earning above $1,000, which is what the town council said its local full-time cleaners are already earning”.
The article then goes on to interview a manager and cleaner of the town council's current cleaning contractor.
Cleaner interviewed contradicts the claim that they already earn “over $1,000”?
“Cleaner Rosnah Aman, 55, was more forthcoming. The Singaporean, who sweeps a block of HDB flats and an open-air carpark daily, earns a basic pay of $850 a month for working seven hours a day, 51/2 days a week”
This appears to contradict the earlier claim that “its local full-time cleaners are already earning above $1,000”.
So, how can all the full-time local cleaners be already earning more than $1,000, when the cleaner interviewed is only earning $850? Full story
