Friday, May 25, 2012

Low wages test loyalty to Singapore ruling party

 

In this May 24, 2012, photo, a cleaner sweeps the grounds of a luxury mall and casino resort located just off the financial district of Singapore. Stagnant wages, weighed down by a flood of cheap foreign labor, are tearing at a social compact that has allowed the People's Action Party to govern Singapore almost unchallenged for five decades. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Khamis Neshbahri earned a salary of 700 Singapore dollars ($550) a month when he began cleaning office buildings 11 years ago. His wages haven't budged since then while his cost of living has continued to climb.

Low wages test loyalty to Singapore ruling party
Fri, 25 May 2012 08:39:53 GMT

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