” UNETHICAL” PRACTICE, & nbsp
Internet users quickly criticized the party’s declaration, including Professor Tommy Koh, the ambassador-at-large of Singapore. More than 800 opinions have been left on CNA’s Facebook post on the subject, the majority of which criticized what was said.
As the employees” are as individual as we are ,” one commenter said, it was” irresponsible” that the business groups had pointed to increased traffic on the roads and passenger congestion as a result of transporting workers more safely. & nbsp,
Another person emphasized that because traffic jams are a common occurrence on school cars, college hours differ from work hours. They claimed that” simple planning” is necessary to address the problem of possible congestion and has” nothing to do with mode of transport.” & nbsp,
A few people went on to say that businesses should first make sure their employees drive legally and compliantly to avoid injuries and fatalities. & nbsp,
Prof. Koh stated in a Facebook post on Wednesday that” Singapore has the dubious distinction of being the only powerful state” where companies are permitted to transport employees at the back of trucks without chairs and seat belts. He added that he wasn’t surprised by the joint statement of the company groups. & nbsp,
The true reason for their opposition is money.” They are using scare strategies to support their cause. If they have to move their foreign employees in cars with seats and seat belts, it does raise the cost of doing business for them. We shouldn’t get duped by their propaganda, he wrote. & nbsp,
According to Prof. Koh, who has previously made a comment about the” third world” treatment of workers in Singapore’s” first world,” these workers’ lives are” as precious as our own” and should be” treated in the same way as we treat ourselves ,” including mandating that they have seats and seat belts. & nbsp,
He stated in his post,” We may abolish customs from the past that are inconsistent with our position and status as a first planet nation.” & nbsp,
Workers Make Possible, a group that advocates for migrant workers, responded to CNA’s inquiries about the joint declaration by the business bodies by urging the executives of the 25 business groups that signed the statement to” challenge to ferry themselves to work day after day on the back of goods- lorries to minimize the traffic congestion they are therefore concerned about.”
The combined company group was contacted by CNA on Wednesday to find out what the public thought of its statement, but no response has been given.