Singapore to respond with riot police and harsh official criticism, disgruntled Chinese migrant workers in nearly thirty years of the first strike, highlight strains from the influx of foreign workers.
Many an astonishing 171 bus driver to go back to work after, government minister warned them "cross line" and riot police stationed near the hotel. They went on strike Monday in to protest the pay for nearly a quarter of a less than Malaysia's bus driver same Singapore shipping company work.
The strike is the ruling party in Singapore since 1959 has been in power, strict control on dissidents is almost unheard of. Shipyard workers, in 1986 the last straw.
Due to the years of city country increasingly prosperous, its citizens increasingly spurn lowly, low status of work, the government, paying attention to the low cost country in Asia remain competitive, there is a need for a solution. Now the island's 5.2 million people rely on hundreds of thousands of immigrants countries, such as Indonesia, Bangladesh and China's maid, construction workers and other professional had been thought to have little appeal for many locals work.
The influx of already tense public services, caused a strong reaction, especially low-income singaporeans, keep wages, and more and more global company headquarters is located in the city of work foreign professionals is pushing up the housing and other expenses.
The government's "lost pulse, the public's perception, and makes the corresponding reaction, said:" commentators, the former newspaper editors PN Balji who strike characteristics for Singapore as a "a huge embarrassment". "This cannot, if not quickly solve, can damage the reputation of the country's jealousy guard, in the long run.
City, state of flexible Labour and political stability reputation help it attracted significant foreign investment in manufacturing and other areas since the 1970 s, will the island to a main ports and oil refining center and basic financial services and manufacturing electronic products and medicine.
On Monday, pay Singapore dollar 1075 ($879) a month S $1400 Malaysia drivers in China than in the shuttle bus driver refused to take them to work. Riot police and four police special working truck to nearby dormitory, and ordered to SMRT company, bus and commuter railway company management, trying to persuade the driver to return to work. About half Tuesday to continue the strike.
"They should reflect on our behavior and investigation, why we response, this way," state television quoted a driver, it has no name words.
The government's response is rapid.
To plan as a whole sputum out of JinDaiLi minister announced that the strike is illegal, because it destroys the basic public services. And he said, the government has the illegal behavior, the police are investigating the workers "zero tolerance".
"Master in the hands of one of the items of the driver has clearly rushed across the finish line. These workers, disturb the public transportation service and Singapore industrial harmony," tan said.
SMRT has said that the strike, which affects about 5% of the bus service.
Singapore the people's action party won 60% of the vote in May, election, its lowest vote share since 1965, the rising cost of living and the influx of foreigners caused some support ebb tide scattered against.
The government says, it is restricted by increasing the foreign workers to the collection of measures, such as the number of immigrants growth. June released a government report shows that the number of foreign residents by 1.39 million a year earlier to rise to 1.49 million.
SMRT said, China and Malaysia bus driver's salary is due to the difference between Malaysia people become permanent staff.




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