“This is Singapore NOT China. If you cannot follow the law of the land please go back to your own country and strike,” Today newspaper reader Leonard Low wrote on the paper’s website.
After a tough election last year, the strike highlights challenges for the long-ruling government of the majority ethnic Chinese island as it tries to defuse anger over an influx of immigrants while discouraging labour unrest that could hurt investment.
The action by the drivers from China, over complaints they are paid less than Singaporean and Malaysian peers, also underlines the treatment of lower-skilled foreign workers who are vital to the construction, hospitality and transport sectors in the wealthy city-state. Full story
