23/06/2022
Falsehoods from Up, Singapore !
has turned from fighting against FTs stealing Singaporeans' jobs to being a staunch defender of foreign talent activating in our migrant community.
Referring to the Bangladeshi's post on the Westlite Tukang incident in October last year, MOM said that there were no soldiers or armoured vehicles around the dormitory.
“Because of the situation at that time in the dormitory, police personnel were on standby nearby as a precautionary measure. They never surrounded the dormitory or engaged workers there.”
Media reports at the time carried pictures of police armoured vehicles outside the dorm. TODAY has asked MOM for further clarifications on its statement.
Mr Zakir's Facebook post, which was written in a poetry form and can still be viewed online, listed migrant workers' grievances during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The post was undersigned as “Workers from Westlite Jalan Tukang”, but MOM pointed out that Mr Zakir himself did not reside there.
“Mr Zakir’s false statements could have incited migrant workers at Westlite Tukang and elsewhere, inflamed their emotions and possibly caused incidents of public disorder,” the ministry said.
“Fortunately, the real residents of Westlite Tukang saw that MOM, the employer and the dorm operation were serious about addressing their problems and calmed down.”
The ministry also said that the authorities had “taken considerable pains” to safeguard the well-being of migrant workers during the pandemic.
It added that the ability of a foreigner to work in Singapore is not an entitlement.
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