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By Ang Yiying
MOST of the 226 construction workers from China who showed up at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) office last week over salary disputes with their employers have accepted a settlement and are staying on here.
Following the ministry's intervention, 171 of them have decided to continue working here. Another 53 have decided to go home, and the remaining two will take their claims to the Labour Court.
These work permit holders' unhappiness came to light last Tuesday, when some 200 of them gathered at the ministry's building.
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