Low-wage workers are underpaid and Singaporeans should be prepared to pay more - for things like hawker food and cleaning services - to help lift their incomes, former labour chief Lim Boon Heng said.
His comments were echoed by other panellists at The Sunday Times' Roundtable discussion on wages in an age of disruption.
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