Activists Wednesday urged Singapore to ensure due process and address migrant worker grievances after the government said it would deport 53 South Asian labourers for their alleged involvement in a rare riot.
Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean on Tuesday said the deportation of the men — 52 Indians and one Bangladeshi — as well as criminal charges filed against 28 other Indians would "send a strong signal that we will not tolerate actions by anyone which threaten law and order in Singapore".