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30-09-2021, 06:55 AM
Yesterday 8 more elderly Singaporeas passed on.
I am writing this because their lives matter and we should save them.
My mom is lucky as she is no longer working and can stay home to self isolate
This is not so for thousands of eldeely working poor in Singapore who have to work as there is no national pension scheme so that they can retire. We are not here to debate whether it is humane for our citizens to work until they die in normal times but now when the situation is very risky.
Many of our elderly are in menial front line jobs such as cleaners which expose them to infection as they area in contact with many. We should stop this situation by letting them self isolate by granting them paid leave during this high risk period! Many of such jobs cannot work from home!
Plae spare a thought for our working elderly. Their lives matter.
I am writing this because their lives matter and we should save them.
My mom is lucky as she is no longer working and can stay home to self isolate
This is not so for thousands of eldeely working poor in Singapore who have to work as there is no national pension scheme so that they can retire. We are not here to debate whether it is humane for our citizens to work until they die in normal times but now when the situation is very risky.
Many of our elderly are in menial front line jobs such as cleaners which expose them to infection as they area in contact with many. We should stop this situation by letting them self isolate by granting them paid leave during this high risk period! Many of such jobs cannot work from home!
Plae spare a thought for our working elderly. Their lives matter.
I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
