China said it was “very concerned” about the arrest of four of its citizens by Singapore authorities for their role in a labor protest, the island’s first strike since the 1980s.
The Chinese nationals were charged in court yesterday with instigating SMRT Corp. (MRT) bus drivers to take part in an illegal strike this week, according to court filings. Police arrested the four after the company said more than 170 drivers from the mainland failed to report for duty on Nov. 26 and 88 halted work on Nov. 27, disrupting some bus services.
“The embassy is very concerned about this,” the Chinese consulate said in a statement on its website, referring to the arrests. The embassy in Singapore is seeking to visit the detained drivers as soon as possible and hopes their rights will be protected, it said. Full story
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