SINGAPORE: Workers Party Members of Parliament Jamus Lim and Gerald Giam attended a Labour Day rally at the Hong Lim Park Speakers’ Corner, organized by Workers Make Possible.
Assoc Prof Lim took to Facebook today and compared the rally at Hong Lim Park with the larger one organized by the National Trades Union Congress whereReferring to the May Day rally, he opined: “Despite its size, I felt that the rally was incomplete. It is important to listen to perspectives from all sides, and that includes the voices of workers—community healthcare professionals, delivery riders, and F&B servers—who may feel marginalized by the current system.
Assoc Prof Lim surmised that the vests had been handed out “perhaps taking inspiration from the gilets jaunes movement,” a populist and grassroots movement that started in France in 2018 in response to high living costs and rising oil and fuel prices.
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