Re: Keep Religion and Hijabs out of the Singapore uniformed workforce! Pls sign petit
Thank you DPM Teo!
The Government has responded to mounting calls that it allow Muslim women to don the hijab or head scarf in all workplaces, saying that it understands those views but has a responsibility to balance the varied needs of different communities with what is necessary to maintain social harmony in Singapore.
"Government understands these community perspectives, but the Government also has the responsibility to balance all these different community requirements, and keep in mind what we need to maintain overall social harmony," said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean in a statement on Tuesday.
His comments signal that there may not be a change in stance on allowing frontline public officers and uniform groups to wear the tudung, or hijab, amid growing pressure from various groups to liberalise the policy.
This week a Facebook page called the Singapore Hijab Movement was launched and has garnered 17,991 likes.