Migrant workers stage rare action in Singapore

The city state of Singapore is a tightly controlled country where labour is heavily regulated and workers have little scope to organise independently. Labour and social protests are often quickly repressed by the government (see here and here). A rare sit down protest by migrant workers in the construction industry this week, once again exposed the exploitation that migrant workers endure in this city state.

The city state of Singapore is a tightly controlled country where labour is heavily regulated and workers have little scope to organise independently. Labour and social protests are often quickly repressed by the government (see here and here). A rare sit down protest by migrant workers in the construction industry this week, once again exposed the exploitation that migrant workers endure in this city state.