I REFER to the slew of impending closures of neighbourhood wet markets, which will be largely taken over by the Sheng Siong supermarket chain and converted into a string of its air-conditioned outlets.
It is disheartening that the livelihood of the wet market stallholders was not a consideration in approving the conversion of wet markets into air-conditioned supermarkets.
Assuming that each wet market houses an average of 50 stallholders, one can safely assume an impending loss of 100 jobs per market.
Based on yesterday’s report, ‘Two more wet markets to go‘, eight wet markets will close down to make way for six Sheng Siong outlets, and a FairPrice and Shop N Save supermarket each.
So at a conservative estimate, the businesses and jobs of at least 800 people are at stake. Continue reading
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