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Singapore Cracks Down on a Strike

Singapore Cracks Down on a Strike

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Dec 04, 2012
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Singapore last week came down hard on what began as a small, peaceful strike by a group of bus drivers, arresting five on criminal charges and unceremoniously deporting another 29 to China.

After the harsh action by the government, however, officials from the Manpower and Transport ministries, in press conferences last Saturday, said SMRT, one of two maj…

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