Low wage for cleaners

I met a school principal. He told me that his school has outsourced the cleaning to contractors.

To win the contract, the contractor had to bid a low price. He engaged cleaners and paid them a low salary. The salary for a cleaner used to be above $700 per month and has since dropped to below $700 on the renewal of the contract. He found out the low salary by talking to the cleaning woman.

The contractor declared the base salary as $300 monthly for contribution to the Central Provident Fund. At this salary, the cleaner will have very little savings for their retirement.

Lesson: The outsourcing of cleaning work to contractors is depressing the wages of the cleaners.