Singapore must stop ill-treating migrants

A Chinese national named Bao Fengshan was sentenced to six weeks in jail on Dec 3 after 171 SMRT bus drivers went on a strike in Singapore on Nov 26. Four Chinese drivers charged last week will be sentenced on Thursday, and 29 others involved in the industrial action have already been deported to China.

The case of the alleged "illegal strike" shows that Chinese migrant workers in Singapore are discriminated against.

Singapore is a civilized state and is widely considered to be a diverse society where the rule of law prevails.