Singapore’s economy does not sufficiently value those doing ‘hands-on and heart work’: DPM Wong

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The median starting salary for a university graduate is now almost twice that of an ITE graduate, with the earnings gap increasing over their lifetimes

Singapore is already tackling the wage gap between people engaged in “head work” and “hands and heart work” through various ways

The Republic has also uplifted the wages of lower-wage workers through the Progressive Wage Model (PWM)

wages is just one part of the debate for many people because respect and dignity matter equally, if not more. “We must move away from preconceptions that academic success should be prized above all others. Instead, we must respect those who labour with their hands and hearts, and confer upon them the same status as other paths

Qns: 

1. In your society, how far is equality for all a reality? (Cam. 2012)

2. 'Workers today have never had it better.' Is this an accurate view?