About 60 mainland Chinese bus drivers in Singapore stayed off work on Tuesday, the second day of a rare labour stoppage in the city-state.
State-linked transport firm SMRT said that of the 102 who refused to work on Monday over a pay dispute, 60 did not turn up on Tuesday despite an agreement to do so.
“Some 60 did not turn up for work in the morning, some of whom have valid medical reasons,” SMRT said in a statement.
“We continue to keep our communications open... and are also working with the relevant authorities to find an amicable resolution.”
The mainland Chinese drivers on Monday refused to board a shuttle bus from their dormitory to a nearby depot.
One of them, who declined to be named, said they felt aggrieved over a disparity in pay between Chinese and Malaysian bus drivers.