Temasek, a leading Singaporean state-owned investment company. has called out a few social media posts slamming them as ‘divisive’ and ‘racist’ stating that a few of their colleagues from India have been targeted.
“We have referred these posts to Facebook as in clear breach of their own community guidelines on hate speech, and will continue to press them to be more active in stamping out such hate speech, wherever it occurs on their platforms,” read the statement.
Some posts shared on Facebook questioned why top positions in the firm were taken up by foreigners and not locals.
The Ministry of Manpower had, earlier this month, placed 47 employers on a watch list for potentially discriminatory hiring practices, reported The Straits Times.
The global investment company, Temasek, stated that their reputation is shaped based on people’s values, passions and responsibilities.
The company’s workforce has people from 32 different nations across offices in eight countries.
The company noted that Temasek has its roots in Singapore, where ‘there is no place for xenophobia, racism or hate speech.’
“The very birth of Singapore as an independent nation was founded in the ideals of meritocracy, regardless of race, language or religion. What matters most to us in Temasek, are the values, the integrity, and the character and capability of our people,” read the statement.
The global investor stated that they are ‘very angry’ at the false claims and the Singaporeans among them are ‘ashamed at such hateful behaviour on the Singapore social media.’
They asserted that they stand by their ‘colleagues who have been dragged into this through no fault of their own.’
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