Tan Kin Lian asks why Singaporeans don’t do jobs of migrant workers, netizens say low pay and self-esteem issues
Former presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian took to Facebook on Saturday (13 June) with a question: Why are migrant workers cutting grass instead of locals?
Netizens seemed not to take the question too seriously, with several asking Mr Tan to do the job himself to find out the reason.
‘Useless and arrogant’: Tan Kin Lian spars with netizens in comments section
The post, made on 13 June, featured a photo of some migrant workers trimming grass outside Aperia Mall.
Source: Tan Kin Lian on Facebook
“Why can’t locals do this work? Is it due to low wages, dislike for the sun, long hours or esteem?” Mr Tan asked, in the caption.
His post gained 1,500 reactions and over 1,100 comments at the time of writing. However, there weren’t too many who were on Mr Tan’s side.
“You are local, right? You do,” one netizen said.
“This is a useless and arrogant comment,” Mr Tan replied unhappily.
Source: Facebook
In fact, Mr Tan replied with this exact sentence to every comment telling him to do it himself.
Low pay and locals being picky with jobs raised as primary reasons
He added that he would take up such a job if he needed to.
Source: Facebook
Most other users agreed that the low salaries prevented Singaporeans from choosing to do such labour.
Source: Facebook
Another commenter suggested that it was an issue of self-esteem for locals.
“It’s the type of job that people will look down on and get judged by their family and friends,” the netizen said.
Source: Facebook
They went on to suggest that locals tend to be “very picky” when it comes to job selection.
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Featured image adapted from Tan Kin Lian on Facebook.
