Spaces at the margins: Migrant domestic workers and the development of civil society in Singapore

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1149-1167

  Yeoh, B S A ^a   Huang, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DOMESTIC WORK; MIGRANT WORKER; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032829787     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a311149     Document Type: Article

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51. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
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53. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
54. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
55. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
56. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
57. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
58. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
59. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
60. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
61. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
62. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
63. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
64. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
65. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
66. The Straits Times 1984, "Centre to fight maid 'abuse' ", 5 August 1987a, "Congress on Labour Law and Social Security Act doesn't cover maids but 'they are doing well'", 7 February 1987b, "Centre is meeting place for foreign workers", 5 June 1987c, "Now's the time to stand behind Archbishop", 6 June 1987d, "Maid centre was important", 10 June 1987e, "Detainees playing with fire: Aline", 30 July 1987f, "Filipinos going places", 13 December 1988, "Govt not in favour of minimum wage", 2 February 1990, "Foreign maids policy relatively more liberal", 16 January 1991a, "'Little India' is just like home for these foreign workers", 15 September 1991b, "Don't deny workers Sunday meetings", 17 September 1992, "Govt will protect welfare of S'porean and foreign workers", 7 August 1996, "Foreign workers in S'pore given full protection", 29 May 1997a, "Go on . . . do something to put things right", 26 February 1997b, "PM Goh's vision of a new era for Singapore. Civil society needed to mobilise people's talents: PM", 7 June 1997c, "Is PM Goh's call to develop a civil society a second step forward?", 12 June 1997d, "Ministry: we will not condone abuse", 12 July 1997e, "Abused maid 'toiled from dawn to midnight'", 12 July 1997f, "Woman, son charged with hurting Indonesian maid", 25 July 1997g, "Call to name and publish photos of the accused", 26 July 1997h, "Indonesian maid dies after falling 10 storeys while cleaning windows", 27 July 1997i, "Other shops, so fewer Thai workers at Golden Mile", 7 August 1997j, "Singapore to cast net worldwide for talent", 25 August 1997k, "Will migrants make the pie bigger or take away the icing?", 30 August 1997m, "Singaporeans will not be able to compete without foreign talent", 13 September
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