Thursday, August 20, 2009

Witness - Migrant Dreams

View these videos. It is sad to see the hardship and debts faced by the migrant workers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9jdPDgo9bI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6glRTS6QbQk
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2 comments:

A Singaporean said...

Dear Mr. Tan,

I don't know where to post this but the UBS Prices and Earnings comparison should be interesting. The ChannelNewsAsia report (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/450029/1/.html) mentioned that Singapore is the second most expensive city after Tokyo. I don't have the time to go through the whole report (http://www.ubs.com/1/ShowMedia/wealthmanagement/wealth_management_research/prices_earnings?contentId=170298&name=PreiseLoehne_2009_e.pdf), but compare the following from the overview section (levels normalized with New York at 100):

Price levels:
Singapore - 82.0 or 70.7
Tokyo - 102.0 or 85.3

Wage levels:
Singapore - 26.8 or 31.3
Tokyo - 74.0 or 83.0

Notice while the price levels of both cities are fairly similar, the wage levels of Tokyo is about three times that of Singapore.

Finally, all the best for your gathering!

-- A Singaporean

August 20, 2009 8:30 PM
Jimmytst said...

What can be done for these migrant workers? I hope the Ministry of Manpower has implemented some measures to protect the rights of these workers.

March 30, 2010 6:53 PM

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