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Isn't Singapore basically relying on the cheap labor of malaysian workers from right across the border?
by nottorp 2y ago
Isn't Singapore basically relying on the cheap labor of malaysian workers from right across the border?
- rangestransform 2y agoWhy can’t the US set up a second class temporary worker program a la Singapore for people who are otherwise illegal immigrants
- nottorp 2y agoWhy do you think all of Singapore's immigrants are legal :)
- ValentineC 2y agoSingapore actively catches, jails, and canes illegal immigrants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_Singapo... https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/repeat-immigration-offender-jailed-caned-swim-back-singapore-abandon-sampan-4250161 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/repeat-immigration...
- ValentineC 2y agoMalaysians dominate the lowly paid and unprotected accounting industry. F&B and hospitality is a mix of south-east Asian nationalities. Construction comes mostly from Bangladesh. Undereducated and/or burnt out Singapore citizens and permanent residents have the privilege of being able to do gig work, being private hire drivers and food delivery.