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Singapore: Discrimination against construction workers

Written byMong Palatino
Posted 19 December 2008 5:05 GMT

After four months of staying in Singapore, electricstars observes: “The Bangladeshi and/or Indonesian construction workers are some of the most shunned and disfavoured people on this island.”

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