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SINGAPORE - The four ex-SMRT bus drivers who are in court for inciting their fellow workers to stage the illegal strike last week have said they wish to engage legal counsel.
As a result, the court has adjourned their case until Dec 12.
Bail was set at S$10,000 for three of them (Gao Yue Qiang, 32; Liu Xiangying, 33; Wang Xianjie, 33), while the fourth, He Jun Ling, 32, will need to furnish S$20,000 because he faces one more charge than the rest. They will also have to surrender their passports.
The group, however, said they were unable to find bailors now.
Officials from the Chinese Embassy were in court but declined comment on whether it will assist the four on their bail or engaging lawyers.
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SINGAPORE: Labour chief Lim Swee Say said on Thursday the protest by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions over the illegal strike by SMRT bus drivers from China is highly regrettable.
The confederation had said Singapore did not respect the basic rights of workers who go on strike.
It also accused Singapore of not conforming to equal remuneration for its workers.
Mr Lim, who is Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), said that it is highly inappropriate for the unions of other countries to dictate what another country should do.
He said all workers, regardless of nationality, should respect the law of the land.
Mr Lim also said the strike shouldn't have happened and urged management, unions and workers to work closely together.
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SINGAPORE - The four ex-SMRT bus drivers who are in court for inciting their fellow workers to stage the illegal strike last week have said they wish to engage legal counsel.
As a result, the court has adjourned their case until Dec 12.
Bail was set at S$10,000 for three of them (Gao Yue Qiang, 32; Liu Xiangying, 33; Wang Xianjie, 33), while the fourth, He Jun Ling, 32, will need to furnish S$20,000 because he faces one more charge than the rest. They will also have to surrender their passports.
The group, however, said they were unable to find bailors now.
Officials from the Chinese Embassy were in court but declined comment on whether it will assist the four on their bail or engaging lawyers.
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SINGAPORE: Labour chief Lim Swee Say said on Thursday the protest by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions over the illegal strike by SMRT bus drivers from China is highly regrettable.
The confederation had said Singapore did not respect the basic rights of workers who go on strike.
It also accused Singapore of not conforming to equal remuneration for its workers.
Mr Lim, who is Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), said that it is highly inappropriate for the unions of other countries to dictate what another country should do.
He said all workers, regardless of nationality, should respect the law of the land.
Mr Lim also said the strike shouldn't have happened and urged management, unions and workers to work closely together.
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