Jonathan Simpson

My Scholarship entry - I am Fine - Singapore's Migrant Workers

SINGAPORE | Wednesday, 19 November 2014 | Views [191] | View Larger Image

Workers are accommodated 12 to a room and 6 to a bathroom in dormitories hidden away on the outskirts of town. The labour camps have barbed wire fences, high security, automatic gates, and no visitors are permitted.

Work shifts are 10-12 hours, 6-7 days a week. The Indian and Bangladeshi workers have Sunday as their rest day, and often spend it at Little India. This is the site of a riot that broke out in November 2013, an anomaly in Singaporean history. This riot was a sign to many that the migrant worker population is unsatisfied with their conditions.

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My Scholarship entry - I am Fine - Singapore's Migrant Workers

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