chapt 4 Flashcards
what groups of people came to singapore?
china, india, europe and middle east
push factors
poverty starvation unrest instability natural disasters
pull factors
excelent geographical position
convinient meeting point for traders from many parts of the world stopping to replenish fuel and food supplies
free port status
did not have to pay taxes
larger profits
free immigration policy
attracted both traders and labourers
come and go as they pleased , they were not required to pay for immigrant passes and papers or apply for permission to enter and leave sg
better job prospects
poorer migrants and labourers were attarcted by better job prospects.
different typees of jobs were available because the british needed to develop roads and bridges and other infracstructure
higher wages
occupations
entrepreneurs
traders set up agency houses that facilated trade between european producersand asian traders
street traders
food traders traders who formed the largest group sod quick and cheap meals
small scale farmars
streed trders sold things such as sandals brooms and towles
street barbers and coblers
money lenders
chettiars in the singapore river area
labourers
coolies which were mostly chinese men who came sg in sceond half of the 19th century
loaded and unloaded goods at the ports
samsui women
often seen from 1930s
women in bright red headdresses and dark clothes
physically demanding work carrying cement
convict labourers
1825 to 1873 the main source of labour for public works
indian convicts
tasked to clear jungles
sweep streets
lay the earliest roads
tend the towns gardens
construct buildings
boatmakers
build ships and boats that malay traders
healthcare
migrants lack of nutrition poor sanitation overcrowding malria cholera typhoid smallpox tuberculosis government did littl water walls
