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Production operator is among migrant workers who have university qualifications but do menial work here
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Calvin Yang
Mr Kandulasri Ramesh had just one semester left of his MBA course in human resources when he decided to leave his native India and come to Singapore to work 12-hour days due to his family's tight financial situation.
He spends five or six days a week on his feet, toiling as a production operator for a plastics company - earning a mere $900 a month.
