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All that is also possible because of stupidly cheap labor from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and India. Nearly every middle class household here has the

All that is also possible because of stupidly cheap labor from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and India. Nearly every middle class household here has their own maid. They are not treated that well... Driving around Singapore you see trucks carrying loads of migrant workers everywhere you go. When you first arrive its heartbreaking to see, but of course one gets "used" to it over time. I suppose Singapore > Qatar.

judk 12y ago
This is similar to USA, but the slaves mostly stay in Asia and Latin Americs, and their work is imported to USA.
MarkMc 12y ago
But what caused the huge disparity in the cost of labour between Singapore and those other countries? In the case of Qatar the disparity is clearly due to oil. For Singapore I think the answer is simply better economic management.