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Helping low-wage workers in Singapore: What more can be done?
Measures like the Progressive Wage Model have lifted the incomes of low-wage workers over the past decade. But unionists and others say more can be done to improve the lot of this group. Yasmine Yahya and Hariz Baharudin weigh the pros and cons.
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Yasmine Yahya, Hariz Baharudin
Eighteen years ago, cleaner Sucila Rajoo started work with a basic monthly salary of $600.
Over the years, her salary rose at a snail's pace, making it hard for the mother of three to make ends meet.
