25/07/2023
53 community groups in Singapore have come together to demand that the
government immediately ban the unsafe and undignified transport of workers in
goods lorries. Migrant workers lives are put at risk every day because the law allows
it. The same law protects the rest of us from such unsafe transport. This is
unacceptable - all our lives are equally precious. Change is long overdue. It’s time to
act decisively and do the right thing. Justice delayed is justice denied.
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● This is the second statement in two days. Yesterday, 47 civil society groups and
individuals put out a separate statement opposing this practice and calling for a ban
too
● Almost 100 civil society and community groups are calling for a ban on ferrying
workers by lorries.