Photos started circulating yesterday after a group of foreign workers held up signs in protest at Ang Mo Kio.
According to the Police, they received a call yesterday at around 1.50 PM at 5 Ang Mo Kio Street. When the Police arrived, they told the men to stop their activities.
Each of the men was holding up signs written in Chinese stating to “Return the money” or salaries. According to the Facebook page Singapore Incidents, they used the lorry to block the main entrance of the building.
Some of the signs also state that their salaries were unpaid for 3 months.
At least nine men are assisting the Police with investigations.
Due to restrictions that make it unlawful to organise cause-related gatherings without a proper permission from the authorities, public demonstrations are uncommon in Singapore.
The Police would like to remind the public that organising or participating in a public assembly without a Police permit in Singapore is illegal and constitutes an offence under the Public Order Act.
Taking part in a public assembly without a permit carries a maximum fine of SGD$3,000
Here are what netizens think:
- Salary delay is definitely till certain extent! That is why this happens. This poor guy need to sent money home and feed their love ones, not that they’ll earning a lot too. Just pay for an honest work done and in due.
- Its Deepavali. How can the employer hold their salary. Its cheating the poor workers. Should put the boss in jail or give them double salary.
- To be fair they are also here to earn a living to feed family back home. Not sure of the full story but hope mom will act on the bad employer if really owe them salary
- It’s true their salary are so Low, work so hard to sent back to their poor family, the evil boss should pay them, MOM pls take action!