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'No Indians No PRCs': Singapore's rental discrimination problem Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26832115 I believe all countries have this problem of racial discrimination. Why would you not rent out your apartment to Indian or PRCs? Is it difference in culture, hygiene, unknown fear that they would have a 500-man Indian party in the house (no offence, typical stereotype), fear of missing dogs that end up in a pot (again no offence, typical stereotype) or are there other reasons for such discrimination?

The ice cream saga sibeh power leh... BMW Mini Ice Cream Is Only For Foreigners, Stock Price Plummeted: The Loss Is Equivalent To 460 Million Ice Creams! At the Shanghai Auto Show, netizens broke the news that the staff at the BMW Mini booth refused to distribute ice cream to Chinese visitors, claiming that it was gone, but then not only gave ice cream to foreigners, but two girls also thoughtfully taught foreigners how to eat it. This kind of differential treatment caused dissatisfaction on the Internet. BMW officials later apologized, but did not quell the anger. This incident was not only fermented in China, but was even reported abroad. As a result, BMW shares fell 3%.The market value has evaporated by 2.16 billion euros, or about 16.3 billion yuan,It can be said that a box of ice cream caused a murder, and the loss was great. Many people have no idea about this loss, so it’s easy to understand if you switch to the Luneurs ice cream presented by BMW. The price of this store is not cheap, and a box costs 30 to 40 yuan.Some netizens calculated that the market value lost by BMW is enough to buy 460 million Luneurs ice cream, not to mention giving away a circle at the auto show, it is enough for BMW to invite 1/3 of the people in the country to eat ice cream. The store also issued a statement before, denying that the staff belonged to their family. “The Luneurs brand did not participate in any on-site operations of BMW’s Mini brand activities during the Shanghai Auto Show. We are only a supplier of ice cream products. The two people who appeared in the video The staff and their specific services are not our responsibility and have nothing to do with this brand.”

https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/homeground-why-getting-men-to-step-up-at-home-is-a-national-issue Why getting men to step up at home is a national issue The White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development put the spotlight on gender equality issues, including the uneven caregiving burden between the sexes. Next: focus on distributing the caregiving load between family, community and state. Chua Mui Hoong Associate Editor On April 8, Mr Tan Kiat How posted a photo of himself with his son Isaac, who is 20 months old. The toddler lay back in a stroller with eyes closed, looking tired, as the father looked at him fondly with concern.

Source: https://mustsharenews.com/ex-shopee-employees/ Ex-Shopee Employee’s Glassdoor Review Shared On Facebook With the mega sale season upon us, many of us have taken advantage of the discounts on platforms like Shopee to purchase products that we’ve been eyeing. Recently, however, it seems Shopee has also been in the limelight for the wrong reasons. Earlier this week, Wake Up, Singapore published a compilation of accounts and glassdoor reviews from ex-Shopee employees. Most of the reviews were scathing and revolved around themes such as sexism, discrimination, and toxic work culture. In response to the allegations, Shopee published a statement stating that the company will be looking into these allegations. Shopee also reiterates its commitment to providing a safe workplace for its employees. Reviews from ex-Shopee employees revolve around similar themes On 25 Nov, the Wake Up, Singapore Facebook page shared a compilation of Glassdoor reviews apparently from ex-Shopee Employees. The reviews were all rather scathing, with many of them revolving around similar themes. These issues include sexism, discrimination, unprofessionalism, and toxic working culture. Interestingly, many of these reviews also listed “high compensation” as one of the pros while working at Shopee. However, they did include a disclaimer that this comes at the expense of employees’ personal time and health. One review highlighted hiring manager’s discrimination during interview One of the reviews was particularly scathing, as the reviewer claimed the hiring manager present at the interview he attended was extremely unprofessional. The hiring manager allegedly brought up the interviewee’s race and used it as a yardstick to measure his potential. At one point, the manager allegedly said “… historically speaking “your kind” is the least performing race in Shopee …”. The review ends with the reviewer providing a stark reminder that if this was the level of professionalism at the point of recruitment, one can only imagine the possible standards junior employees are subjected to after they join the company. Business developer at Shopee inhibited sexist tendencies An anonymous testimony was also shared by Wake Up, Singapore Facebook page on 26 Nov. This submission tells of a business developer in the company who constantly inhibited sexist tendencies. On occasions, he referred to female subordinates as “slaves” and would regularly comment on their bodies. The allegation also described the business developer to have stalked female candidates after interviews and would regularly get male staff in the office to comment on their appearances. Shopee issues statement on Instagram In response to the allegations compiled in the post, Shopee Singapore issued a statement on Instagram on Friday (26 Nov). In the statement, Shopee says they take the allegations very seriously and will be conducting a thorough investigation into the matter. They reiterate that they are committed to providing a safe workplace for all their employees. Hope Shopee get to the bottom of allegations Workplace harassment is a serious concern that needs to be brought up more in the workforce. As power dynamics and politics come into play, companies should do more and open up channels for employees to air their grievances privately. We hope Shopee will get to the bottom of these allegations — after all, it’s likely no coincidence that the reviews share common themes.

Looks like we have not done enough to help the students who are entering the working industry if there is even a barrier to the job fair by ntu. I supposed need to be careful of how the economy and changing landscape will affect the employability of the next generation. Having say that, it a dual edged. Wouldn’t it be best to or even rightfully so that the students who are not invited knows the truth that they are not wanted by this industry and should not waste their time, hope and dreams as well as disappointment?.

no one talks about this? anyway i'm boycotting this Leisure Park Kallang (never been there before anyway) sad that our NS boys are being treated like sai again and again

http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/03/08/mp-png-discrimination-against-hiring-of-sg-crane-operators/ MP Png: Discrimination against hiring of SG crane operators March 8th, 2014 | Author: Editorial Hougang MP Png Eng Huat Last year, the National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan made a call to recruit more local crane operators in the construction sector. It was reported that only half of the 3,600 crane operators here are Singaporeans. Mr Khaw then said that as a crane operator, one can earn good salary of between $4,000 to $7,000 a month with overtime pay and allowance. Yesterday (7 Mar) in Parliament, WP MP for Hougang, Mr Png Eng Huat, told the House a very different story with regard to the employment situation for Singaporean crane operators. Mr Png revealed that a Singaporean tower crane operator came to see him recently at his MPS. The crane operator said that many companies in the construction sector are still hiring “more foreign crane operators not less”. “These foreign workers are cheaper and can work longer hours. As a result, salaries came down and many of his operator friends are unable to secure full time work. Some of his friends work only 2 times a week. He handed me a letter with the names of 46 tower crane operators pleading for help,” Mr Png said. “Last night, I met a fellow diner at the hawker centre near my house and I found out he is also a crane operator. He added that foreign construction companies tend to hire their own people to operate cranes. He also felt that the number of foreign crane operators has not come down despite the move to train more local crane operators.” Singaporeans being discriminated by foreign companies or foreign hiring managers is not new. According to a survey conducted by recruitment firm eFinancialCareers in October last year, large number of companies in the finance industry are actually discriminating against Singaporean hires. According to the survey, a majority or 52% of the respondents said their companies had favoured foreigners for some job openings (‘Survey confirms rampant job discrimination against SGs‘). In fact, the situation was so bad that 2 Cabinet Ministers had to have a “friendly talk” with senior members of the financial industry on this matter. Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin told Parliament in March last year that he and Finance Minister Tharman had met senior members of the financial industry to urge them to develop a local talent pipeline. Mr Tan said, without going into specifics, that there had been complaints of foreign managers preferring to hire their own countrymen and his ministry was investigating the matter. And from Mr Png’s accounts, it looks like such discriminatory practices have spread to crane operators as well. Mr Png also revealed that the reason for the increase in hiring of foreign crane operators is due to the government’s relaxation of foreign quota. He said, “The reliance on foreign crane operators will never come down despite the call to train and hire more Singaporeans. This is because BCA has launched a temporary initiative to relax the recruitment of foreign crane operators at the same time when it launched an initiative to attract more Singaporeans to join the trade.” Under the relaxed ruling, Mr Png revealed that for every 1 new local crane operator hired and trained, a company can now recruit up to 4 new foreign crane operators. “This will probably explain why people are seeing more foreign crane operators and not less,” he said. Mr Png added, “Putting the 2 initiatives side by side, the percentage of Singaporean crane operators in the construction sector will come down significantly over time. So the call to reduce reliance on foreign crane operators will not happen any time soon.” “I would like to ask the Minister when we can see an improvement in this sector,” he asked Minister Khaw. Mr Png also mentioned that LTA and HDB often require tower crane operators to have at least 5 years of experience to improve safety. “So, the idea of hiring and training new local crane operators is not going to make sense for companies bidding for major public projects,” he said. “Some have called for the 5-year experience requirement to be reviewed and replaced with the number of hours an operator clocked at work as a better gauge of safety regulation. This idea is worth exploring because an experience pilot is known for the number of flying hours he clocked and not by how long he had his licence,” Mr Png proposed. Mr Png urged the government to look into the matter so that more local tower crane operators can qualify to work on major projects sooner rather than later. He also urged Minister Khaw to look into helping local crane operators find their footing in the industry and if necessary, set in place rules to protect them so that they can have job security. “It does not make sense for the Government to encourage more locals to become crane operators but there are few jobs for them at the end of the day,” Mr Png concluded in his Parliamentary speech.

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All forms of discrimination are bad. But which form is the least accepted in our society discriminate against gender, fat people, skin colour, religion, nationality, smelly people, poor people etc...

Do you discriminate based on the car people own? Example a guy with a BMW M3 = solid rich guy A guy with a Nissan Sunny = working class middle lower class

Do you discriminate against people of considerably wide girth? Since I believe in honesty over political correctness, I will admit that I do. I can understand some people have a medical condition. I can also accept people who are a bit plump or have a middle aged paunch. What I can't stand are normal healthy people who get so spherically massive I feel strangely compelled to orbit them. To me, fat people who have no reason to be fat indicate: 1) No self discipline: Just eat and eat 2) Laziness: Never get off their butts to excercise 3) No pride: Don't care how they look I myself am not a perfect physical specimen, but at least I am still reasonably slim. In Western countries, there are all sorts of excuses for people to be fat but in my opiniion, if they took half the effort of making excuses to doing some exercise, they would not be fat to begin with. Agree or disagree?