Coronavirus in Singapore: city failed its migrant workers and is rightly criticised for it

I refer to Mr Lee Teck Chuan’s letter of April 26, claiming an incorrect extrapolation of the prevalence of racism against foreign labour in Singapore.The Singapore government has indeed done well in safeguarding the lives and livelihood of migrant workers. But highlighting measures like protecting livelihoods, and providing food and SIM cards, does not justify the racist undercurrents, nor address a problem that some Singaporeans refuse to acknowledge.When the virus swept the cramped…

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