[h=2]3rd incident: PRC refuses to leave work site and threatens to sit-in[/h]
December 8th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
(ST Photo)
The media has reported a 3rd work-related incident involving PRCs in the last 2 weeks. Police were called in yesterday (7 Dec) when a dispute between a PRC worker and a sub-contracting company threatened to escalate into a sit-in.
Apparently, the PRC construction worker arrived at the condominium work site in Thomson Road yesterday morning and refused to leave and the Police have to be called in.
The PRC arrived in Singapore only a few months ago. He had a scuffle with his foreman the previous day. According to a supervisor, he was told he would be transferred to another work site but the PRC wasn’t too happy with the decision.
The supervisor said, “It’s just a small issue. This kind of thing has never happened before in this company. Now workers think that if they blow something out of proportion, they can get what they want.”
The supervisor declined to give the name of the company.
A police spokesman confirmed the incident, “Upon police arrival, it was established that a dispute between two parties had occurred. Both parties acknowledged police advice to settle the dispute amicably and no further assistance was required.”
This 3rd incident came in the wake of last week’s 2-day strike by 171 SMRT PRC bus drivers over low pay and poor living conditions, effectively ending Singapore’s 26-year strike-free status. And this week, 2 PRC construction workers climbed on top of a 10-storey tower crane in Jurong in a protest over wages.
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The media has reported a 3rd work-related incident involving PRCs in the last 2 weeks. Police were called in yesterday (7 Dec) when a dispute between a PRC worker and a sub-contracting company threatened to escalate into a sit-in.
Apparently, the PRC construction worker arrived at the condominium work site in Thomson Road yesterday morning and refused to leave and the Police have to be called in.
The PRC arrived in Singapore only a few months ago. He had a scuffle with his foreman the previous day. According to a supervisor, he was told he would be transferred to another work site but the PRC wasn’t too happy with the decision.
The supervisor said, “It’s just a small issue. This kind of thing has never happened before in this company. Now workers think that if they blow something out of proportion, they can get what they want.”
The supervisor declined to give the name of the company.
A police spokesman confirmed the incident, “Upon police arrival, it was established that a dispute between two parties had occurred. Both parties acknowledged police advice to settle the dispute amicably and no further assistance was required.”
This 3rd incident came in the wake of last week’s 2-day strike by 171 SMRT PRC bus drivers over low pay and poor living conditions, effectively ending Singapore’s 26-year strike-free status. And this week, 2 PRC construction workers climbed on top of a 10-storey tower crane in Jurong in a protest over wages.
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