Singapore's Unloved Chinese Labor Boom

Forbes.com
8 May 2008

They may not be immediately discernible, but low-skilled workers from China are ubiquitous in Singapore these days: in the shiny new terminal of the city's Changi Airport, in coffee shops, in shopping malls, in supermarkets, at gas stations, at construction sites and populating the much-loved hawker centers (open-air food courts).

They also make their presence felt in five-star hotels, where one recent encounter found a Mandarin-speaking maid who could not comprehend a word of English. Most recently, Singapore's two bus companies began hiring drivers from China.

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