Poverty in Singapore

Everywhere you look, in Singapore there generally isn't much beggars. However, if you visit places like Australia, and North America, you will find that in the streets, will be sitting many beggers, young and old, men and women begging for money.

This is not commonly found in Singapore. The Singapore Government has stated that he will not be providing for people who are too lazy to earn money themselves when they have 4 perfectly good limbs. Selling tissue, passing out flyers can earn them enough money and there are flats that the government built just for these people. People in Singapore, in order to survive, have to earn their own money because no one will be there to provide for them.

Though beggars are not so common in Singapore, that doesn't mean that there isn't any poverty experienced in Singapore. In Singapore, we have many workers that come from other countries and mostly are only working as construction workers. There are about maybe 10-20 of them just sharing 1 house. Just imagine, families average size of 4 can share a 4 room flat and they have to share about maybe just a 3 room flat in order to pay less rent. Just imagine how tough their lives would be.

This is a example of Poverty in Singapore. They have to work hard everyday, wake up as early as 5am and go home as late as 11pm. They have to work be it rain or shine, and yet their monthly salary is very little. 

Also, there are some other workers who are not as fortunate as these. These group of workers do not even get to live in a proper house. They do not have a proper roof and therefore whenever it rains, the whole "house" is "flooded" and they can't do anything about it. Their toilets are not even clean and they do not own a proper flushing system and have to use water. There toilets are very unhygienic but what can they do about it? They have to earn money and if they return to their homeland, they might not be even able to find a job.

Recently, on the news shows that a Chinese Man is on the streets begging for money, and it said that he has gotten more than 500 dollars in the day. However we find out that this batch if beggars actually belongs to syndicates that distribute them over the island and will fetch them to the hotel afterwards and will celebrate their "harvest". The article has also stated that begging for money in Singapore is actually illegal and there has been several arrested.

So, although their isn't as much beggars in Singapore compared to other countries. There are many people in Singapore who are not as fortunate as those who were born in a financially stable family. 

Poverty does exist, in any state, in any form.