Ferrying workers: Cost should not be a factor
The following letter was published in the Straits Times on 20 July 2010.
Ferrying workers: Cost should not be a factor
Jul 20, 2010
I FULLY support Mr Robert J. Cochrane's suggestion last Friday ("Ferrying workers: Smokescreen regulations won't work") to provide a safer mode of transportation for foreign workers, such as buses.
Under no circumstances should we allow cost considerations to outweigh the value of human lives. Each foreign worker is someone's father, husband, brother or son, and his life is as precious as ours.
The higher cost of transportation should be factored into total business costs, and we should try to find a workable solution without compromising safety.
It is an issue that involves the unions, the employers and the Government. Perhaps they can work together to resolve the issue once and for all.
Tan Thiam Soon
Ferrying workers: Cost should not be a factor
Jul 20, 2010
I FULLY support Mr Robert J. Cochrane's suggestion last Friday ("Ferrying workers: Smokescreen regulations won't work") to provide a safer mode of transportation for foreign workers, such as buses.
Under no circumstances should we allow cost considerations to outweigh the value of human lives. Each foreign worker is someone's father, husband, brother or son, and his life is as precious as ours.
The higher cost of transportation should be factored into total business costs, and we should try to find a workable solution without compromising safety.
It is an issue that involves the unions, the employers and the Government. Perhaps they can work together to resolve the issue once and for all.
Tan Thiam Soon
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