Argumentative Essay On Foreign Workers

Isn’t it funny how as the people who created money, our society is now ruled by it? Money drives people to do irrational things, sometimes even at the cost of others. Take the example of foreign workers. Times have moved on. Society has changed. Singapore has become a more developed country. Then why are foreign workers still being subjected to such horrible working conditions? They are not any less human than us. We have families. So do they. We have to pay for many things. So do they. We have needs. So do they. We complain about everything. But they can’t. They suffer in silence. Time has come for them to know that they have rights too. For them to accept that they are equal as us. For them to step up against their employers. For them to fight for their salaries to be paid on time and in full. You might argue that life just isn’t fair, and not everyone will be given equal treatment. Fair enough. However, that does not mean that they are to be exploited. Here’s a question for you to dwell on. What is the first word or phrase that comes to mind when "foreign worker" is mentioned? Cheap? Human resource? A foreign worker is defined as a workman who does manual labour, and is employed at piece rates at an employer’s premises. These include not just construction workers, but also cleaners, domestic helpers, …show more content…
4500 workers turned to Ministry of Manpower for help after they reached out to them via initiatives such as roadshows. These initiatives helped to raise awareness for the foreign workers. Furthermore, when word gets around among the workers that they can appeal to authorities for help to get their salary back, more people would come forward to reclaim what was rightfully theirs. I am also aware that in 2016, the Ministry of Manpower has implemented employers must issue itemised payslips and provide written key employment terms to prevent salary