Singapore’s addiction to growth is built on the backs of migrant workers

I live in Singapore’s Holland Village with my wife and nine-year-old son, in a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat built in 1974. It’s a fairly central neighbourhood, neatly divided into three segments and walkable end-to-end in a leisurely 30 minutes. On one end is Chip Bee Gardens, where a cluster of terraced houses and condominiums are flanked by a row of hipster cafes and bakeries. This is where the professionals and many expats live. Then there is the town centre, with its MRT…

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