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‘Clean city-state’ image of Singapore shows double-standards in its treatment of migrants during Covid-19

by Global Voices

By Mong Palatino Singapore has been consistently praised in global news reports for its approach in containing the spread of Covid-19. But since the first week of April 2020, the country has recorded a sharp rise in cases affecting mainly foreign workers. This situation has raised concerns about possible neglect of migrant workers by the Singaporean government in their response to […]