Another word for 'racism'
“It’s hard to explain why the authorities did not up the ante in terms
of infection controls at the dorms -- perhaps there was a policy blind spot with the focus being on Singaporeans,” said Eugene Tan, a political commentator and law professor at the Singapore Management University. But “in public health, the migrant workers are very much a part of the community, and the early vigilance against community spread did not embrace the foreign workers.”
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Low-wage foreign workers comprise a fifth of the overall population in Singapore, but largely live separate from the local community. The dormitories -- where clogged toilets and overflowing rubbish chutes have been reported -- are a far cry from the country’s glitzy skyline showcased in Hollywood blockbusters like “Crazy Rich Asians.”
How Singapore Flipped From Virus Hero to Cautionary Tale
By Faris Mokhtar
Bloomberg.com
of infection controls at the dorms -- perhaps there was a policy blind spot with the focus being on Singaporeans,” said Eugene Tan, a political commentator and law professor at the Singapore Management University. But “in public health, the migrant workers are very much a part of the community, and the early vigilance against community spread did not embrace the foreign workers.”
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Low-wage foreign workers comprise a fifth of the overall population in Singapore, but largely live separate from the local community. The dormitories -- where clogged toilets and overflowing rubbish chutes have been reported -- are a far cry from the country’s glitzy skyline showcased in Hollywood blockbusters like “Crazy Rich Asians.”
How Singapore Flipped From Virus Hero to Cautionary Tale
By Faris Mokhtar
Bloomberg.com

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