The caring of over 300,000 foreign workers became government’s responsibility, was started with a simple pledge.
On Apr10, PM Lee made a pledge to families of foreign workers in the dormitories: “We feel responsible for their well-being. We will do our best to take care of their health, livelihood and welfare here, and to let them go home, safe and sound, to you.” (ST11-4-20). On Apr20, in his fourth address, PM Lee made another pledge: “To...
The impact of the pandemic on political systems
The covid-19 pandemic will cause a major change in the political systems in many countries. To address the economic disruption, many countries have to implement fiscal stimulus plan that cause a large increase in debt. It required the government to play a large role in the economy. The neo-liberal system that has been in favor...
Public health risk so we ‘float’ them?
This article in the Straits Times has so much win that I just have to highlight the precious gems in them, lest we forget and do not learn lessons from them. It is written by the President of the Society of Floating Solutions. Incidentally, the fallacy (misguided racist view?) that domestic workers would get infected and then...
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