India must attend to needs of unskilled labourers abroad
Riot in Singapore's Little India district, Dec 8(21 Dec) - It’s a question of class. No trace of the anger that fuels India’s reaction to the outrageous treatment of Devyani Khobragade can be found in the response to the December 8 riot in Singapore’s Little India. Yet the episode’s cause and effect bear on thousands...
Rights activists: SG fails to recognise rioters’ rights
Firemen douse a charred ambulance and a car after a riot broke out among foreign workers in Singapore's Little India district (Credit: AFP) (19 Dec) - Human rights activists say Singapore's impending deportation of rioters breaches human rights. Activists are criticising Singapore for planning to deport dozens of South...
The Economist: The logical floor
Moderate minimum wages do more good than harm. They should be set by technocrats not politicians. (14 Dec) - ON BOTH sides of the Atlantic politicians are warming to the idea that the lowest-paid can be helped by mandating higher wages. Barack Obama wants to raise America’s federal minimum wage by 40% from $7.25 to $10.10...
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