The life of a migrant worker in Singapore is bittersweet.Ramesh, 29, came to the city-state in search of a good job. He hails from Tamil Nadu, India, and earns just over 600 Singapore dollars ($467) a month working as a technician at a large multinational firm.While this is double what he made in India and has helped put his sisters through college there, it is only about 10 percent of the S$5,775 nominal median gross monthly income of Singaporeans.Grappling with an aging population and a low fertility rate, Singapore has stepped up efforts to improve conditions facing its many low-paid mig…READ FULL ARTICLE
