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What are the factors that the government need to consider when raising the wages of lower-wage workers?

What are the trade-offs?

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Would you be willing to pay a little more if that price increase meant lower-wage workers would benefit?

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How will the lower-wage workers be impacted?

What other support do lower-wage workers need?

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What challenges might companies face?

What benefits will they enjoy?

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In your groups, key in your discussion points under the respective parties/stakeholders.

Include any questions that you might have for other parties/stakeholders.:

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Yes because manual labour is needed in singapore and we need them

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No because I am already poor enough

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yes because at least i am benefitting people in the process

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No - I'm not earning my own income yet, cannot anyhow spend my parents' $$

- How much of this $ would actually go to the workers and not to the company's pockets?

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Governmemt should reconsider the wages they give to their civil workers

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Governmemt should reconsider the wages they give to their civil workers

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Maybe by cutting down on some of the wages they can afford to pay more to the lower paying workers

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if what we're paying for is worth the effort and all, why not pay a bit more to support the lower wage workers its not like youll be running out of money anytime soon

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yes because manual labour isnt easy and these lower-wage workers tend be be overworked and underpaid, and some even get exploited by their employers.

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I won't pay more if the price increases as companies may not necessarily increase their worker's pay if the price increases. Companies may use this extra profits for their own selfish use which doesn't benefit the lower-wage workers. Instead, I may give tips to these workers as it ensures that the workers will be benefited

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Spend more cost to hire workers means making lesser revenues

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lower wage workers will have lesser financial burden and their living conditions will be improved.

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No, parents would complain about increasing expenses and im not earning my own income

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No, I'm more likely to look for cheaper alternatives instead

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Yes, because I don't really see any problem with letting the lower wage workers earn more money especially since they do all the essential jobs that we Singaporeans are unwilling to do

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no prices are already high and low wages workers would also have to spend more

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Smaller companies might find it more difficult to provide a higher wage for their employees as they suffer from losses, having to choose between either accepting lower profits or having to roll out a mix of marketing schemes to be able to make up for the loss.

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challenges is that these companies will become more broke because they need to pay more $$ but since they will pay the workers decently they get recognised by the government and more people would want to do business with them, so they also become richer eventually in the process  👍

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By getting a higher wage, they can save for their retirements

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yes bc we should do our part to support them as they are part of our society and they help make our lives btr by working to provide a conducive environment for everyone :D

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Yes. As it helps other people greatly when I do a little more. When everyone pays a little more, they will get alot more. It helps a little by improving their conditions of basic needs

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They will be able to live a more comfortable lifestyle and will have less financial burdens

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For business that are at the risk of closing down, raising the wages of lower-wage workers means that they would have lesser money to save the company from falling. As a result, not only will the company collapse, the lower-wage workers will also lose their jobs

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The company might profit lesser when they raise the wages of the workers while workers benefit

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Yes, because these lower wage workers tend to work in sectors that require a lot of manual work and whatever they do is definitely worth a lot more than they're paid. If I can afford to pay a little more then I don't see why I should mind being charged that small amount that could possibly help these workers even in the slightest bit.

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We consumers shouldn’t be the ones to be compromised, the organizations (private companies, government etc) should be

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their quality of life will improve but they might still need more support like the support that migrant workers receive (have meals provided to them, free top-ups for their phone cards)

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people need to understand that being paid less does not mean their job is less important or more measly. all jobs exist for their contribution to society, and the government also needs to understand that closing the wage gap is easy enough if they tried just a bit harder. but singapore is small, and businesses may not be as profitable than in other countries, so paying more people higher wages would inevitably lead to less profit

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The government needs to consider the long term effects of giving the lower-wage workers higher wages and consider whether it will benefit the majority or the minority

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They will need to pay more for workers salary ,which means they will need to increase their price o service or goods. When they increase their price of service or goods ,there may be fewer people who will go to their company for service and goods.may change to other companies with lower price. Decreasing their business, decreasing profit

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Lower-wage workers will benefit greatly as when their salaries increase, they will not have to carry the constant burden of financial needs. After going through tough labour, they may be physically and mentally exhausted. The fact that the money earned while doing these tough labours is still not enough may make them stressed out. If their salaries increases, they will not have to worry so much about not having enough savings when they retire

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lower wage workers would be paid more so their standard of living 📈📈

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Yes, it’s everyone’s part to play to enable that lower wage workers get the earnings that they deserve. Paying an extra couple of cents for a service you require of them should not be a problem, and this contributes to economic stability in the long run for the future of Singapore as a country.

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- They can afford to spend better on necessities, more nutritious food and can 三餐温饱
- afford to pay for their family's needs
- can set aside more savings/ put into CPF (high-interest rate so that there are returns) for retirement

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Yes, because I believe that jobs involving manual labour should not be paid as disproportionately to jobs that do not involve manual labour. Although these low-paying jobs have low barriers of entry, they are generally essential to our society, such as cleaners, security guards, service staff, etc.

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- Higher investment into work that requires little skill/ prior education. Is this expenditure worth it for them?
- esp if the business is small, cannot afford to pay workers more
- These are businesses to earn money, not charity organisations

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Companies may profit less as they need to increase the pay they give their workers. For smaller businesses who are already struggling to make ends meet, this may result in them losing money rather than earning it, thus they may be unable to sustain their own business.

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There will be more reasons for corporations to exploit us because they’re paying us “more”.