Migrant workers sit in the back of a lorry in Singapore. File photo: Reuters
Migrant workers sit in the back of a lorry in Singapore. File photo: Reuters
Bhavan Jaipragas
Opinion

Opinion

As I see it by Bhavan Jaipragas

Singapore’s migrant workers deserve better than to be ferried like livestock

  • The pandemic has served as a wake-up call to the level of dignity, or lack thereof, accorded to Singapore’s guest workers
  • Now that the government has vowed to improve their living conditions, it should also ban employers from transporting workers on the back of cargo vehicles