“He pointed out that much of the developed world already had “non-contributory pensions” – or handouts – for low-income older folk, saving them the indignity of hard labour at a time in life when many may want to retire and rest.”
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“During his visit to Singapore, he had come across-elderly people cleaning tables, a security guard who ‘looked to be in his late 70s’ directing traffic in the hot sun while an elderly, emaciated beggar accosted him in Tiong Bahru.
‘I am all for active ageing, but if you have never had a decent job, don’t know what job satisfaction is, to make you work till you practically drop dead, is not human,’ he says.”
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“One in five Singapore households can’t make ends meet”
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35,000 older workers earn less than $1,000
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