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S1E35: What do safer transport options for workers have to do with the cost of a BTO flat?
Why more evidence is needed to break down the cost of transitioning migrant workers away from being ferried on lorries.
Synopsis: Every second and fourth Monday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at social issues of the day with guests.
Migrant workers have been transported in the backs of lorries here for decades, with an ongoing debate about whether the practice should be banned. Yet, despite the platitudes and petitions signed, employers and the authorities have stopped short of doing so, citing knock-on effects on society.
Besides delays to various construction projects…
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