Requirement 1: Ethical Issues (i) SMRT Workers: Is it ethical to wage-discriminate workers on the basis of their nationality, when they

y in fact have the same qualifications and experience? Train disruptions: Is it ethical for SMRT to neglect its duty of providing quality transport services, resulting in transport issues, despite knowing that they are being highly depended upon by the nation? (ii) Singapore government Is it ethical for the government to limit industrial action for the (benefit of competitiveness) sake of a harmonious nation, at the expense of ignoring minority rights (rights of vulnerable employees) , with their motivation being driven by profits? Is it ethical for the Singapore government to window dress tripartism as a key comparative advantage when the majority of the workers in Singapore are underrepresented and they have no way to voice their concerns? Is it ethical for the government to impose strict regimes governing strikes when most workers are not unionized and it is difficult to stage a legal strike? Requirements 2 and 3: Ethical Theories The Singapore government seems to be trying to achieve utilitarianism. John Rawls: In this article, the author is trying to argue for a more Rawl-sian society. Veil of Ignorance & Principles of Justice: Here, the foreign workers are perceived to be the least advantaged party because they are at the mercy of their employers. Therefore, according to the two concepts, the Singapore government should enforce regulations that reduce discrimination against foreign workers in Singapore. Use of theory in the article: foreign workers have little, if any, bargaining power. Employers of such workers hold the trump card of being able to cancel the work permits anytime and without cause. Kantian Theory: Principle of Universality: There should not be double standards We should only act on rules that we are willing to see everyone follow. If SMRT were on the receiving end, we doubt that they would want to be wage-discriminated just because they were of a different nationality. Use of theory in the article: If employers discriminate against one segment of their workforce, there is no stopping bosses from discriminating against other segments. Principle of Humanity: SMRT treats their workers as a MERE means to their end, which fails Kants requirements. Use of theory in the article: SMRT pays their foreign workers less than the Singapore and Malaysian workers for the same job, despite the fact that they all have the same qualifications and experience. Robert Solomon: Profits should not be the driving force of an economy. He proposes that profits should be seen as a means to building a better business, and serving society better rather than as an end in itself.

Use of theory in the article: it is often the bottomline that motivates people to do things. Nozick would probably say that everybody deserves to have rights. About 27% of local workers are union members... only 11 % ....... there is a patent need to reach out to all workers.... First, the SMRT saga demonstrates .......since what happens to the majority would affect the minority. Utilitarian Argument Aristotle -Distributive justice Uneven distribution has to be based on a relevant criteria, but in this case it is not a relevant issue about nationality. Suppressing the rights of workers, to achieve utilitarian. But is this right to do so?