statistics Flashcards
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pwm work
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household income inequality in SG in 2019 was at its lowest in almost 2 decades as median household income grew to S$9425 according to SingStat
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pwm no work
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- TODAY Online said that Mr Peter Yeo, cleaner for 4 years, started with monthly income of S$1200, now only S$1300. even after working for so long, income still isn’t enough to meet basic living wage for single elderly households which is S$1379/month
- still around 30k workers in singapore earning less than $1k per month in industries like food and beverage, retail, hospitality and logistics
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mw work
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lww gets living wage immediately based on jeraldine phneah, an sg blogger
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mw no work
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- minimum wage becomes maximum wage
- may have to lay off workers
- discourage productivity
according to jeraldine phneah, sg blogger
