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I wish USA was run like that…no crime and clean would be so nice.

no no.. not true.. singapore is not as clean as she describes.. this coming from me a singaporean.. those comments from singaporean that says they are proud of singapore cleanliness are delusional.

Let me say. MSF comcare woodland branch office make senior citizens life difficult. Okay

Singapore is heading for big trouble. The seniors have No choice Singapore government care Little for the senior's. Okay

Hey!! Don't bother man!! As long as they are "chinese " you can be sure they have a big fat account!! Even stashed somewhere at home..Don't bother...they 'll survive..probably more than you & me.

If we don’t work we cannot eat

actually, besides keeping active. The SG Gov is aware of our health trend of the past generation and even current. As much as the encouragement that SG gov has been promoting, there are many reasons behind all this. I am going to retire in a few years time, I too is in favour of staying active and fit. part time work, or whatever to stay fit There are many benefits for doing so. SG Gov is aware of the many health issue related to ageing, the additional stresses on our health care system as many elderly seek treatment more often then ever. Instead of looking on the negative side, it choose to promote and encourages all to stay healthy and especially keep the mind active ....dementia and related issues of the elderly. I work for a Gov related company and when I attend courses on wellness, all these figures surface out in the training program and explain why the Gov is doing what it is doing. Actually, the Gov is trying to read ahead of the curve and trying to prevent, predict and act in advance before its too late to act unlikely in my parents generation as most of us are better educated than them

In Singapore we have the 'Maintenance of Parents Act allows Singapore residents aged 60 years and above ,who are unable to provide for themselves , to claim maintenance from their children who are capable of supporting them'. But here's the thing, cost of living here is high, to support one's own family and also their parents and it's difficult if only one person is the sole breadwinner unless they earn a lot. Most parents don't want to trouble their children and will go out to work. Financial is not the only factor. Family issues too.

She is doing it for exercise only. Dont believe? Ask our govt.

The chinese are v proud and independent. As long as they can work they will. Nit sll but many will. I once gave $10 to this weather beaten old chinese man collecting cardboard. He flatly refused. I admire snd respect him. Wont think any less if he accepted the money. What is $10 these days. Enough to huy a bowl of noodles snd coffee. Everything so expensive. After i retired i continued working fr a few yrs. once i adked fr s govt jib. Was told’yr age we dont want! Just 60 plus. ! So proud. Yah easy to employ foreigners thats why. . 😡if that old lady can earn let her. I hate these fake videos. Esp from ill informed foreigners!

In the case of the UAE, I would suspect that all the misery is hidden from wealthy visitors. In African societies there are probably more extended families with the means to care for the elderly than in Singapore. In EU countries, the state often takes exemplary care of elderly people who have little money.

Do you think that such elderly people would have the necessary health care equipment / devices at home to monitor their health as they age? Do you think that such elderly people would have the knowledge / ability to understand and improve their health? Do you think that such elderly would have the ability to seek available government assistance? Are there any detailed studies on this group of elderly to fully understand the facts and address the root causes, or it is just another day? Nobody really cares, even their children!

zaraz umrę z śmiechu !

Oj ja bym ci Pokazał prawdziwą Polskę to nie jest takróżowo Wpisz Tomasz Komenda w Polsce ludzie są zawistni nie wszystkim mozna ufać i nie każdemu można rękę podać ale jest dużo dobrych ludzi ale jest też dużo złych zwłaszcza w Zakładach Karnych Prokuraturze i Sądach ! jak się umówisz ze mną na randkę to ci wszystko pokaże !

ożenił bym się z panią jest pani taka słodka że aż nie mogę wytrzymać !

tak Polska potrafi zaskoczyć mnie zaskoczyło jak CBŚ aresztowało mnie po powrocie z Pracy i w Prokuraturze Krajowej przedstawiono mi zarzuty hodowli marichuany z przed 7 lat wstecz !

zaraz bedzie deportacja nielegalnych amerykanow

It's financial pressure... There's no social security net from the country. The only ones who has any savings are those who works for the major corporations. Despicable place and people. Almost everything is a facade.

some work to keep themselves occupied, but others, including tissue paper sellers work, as they need the money. sg gov gives old people n weaker people money, but its not enough. and many charity organizations help the old and the poor. costs of iving is v high here, the poor and old have difficulties paying their medical bills n other bills. their kids, if they are well off do help them. there are others, old and poor, or poor, who are usually alone, with less savings that are still working. sg gov has build social safety nets, rental flats, silver support, chas, discounted public transport for 60 and above, public aid. but it may not be enough.

US are good for technology but did not improve the life of the people. Something is not right ?

There are those who work because of financial reasons. Possibly they had not, or had not managed to, save enough throughout throughout their younger years. Compulsory retirement savings was introduced in the year 1955, and had been constantly revised through the decades, with the goal of ensuring employees have certain retirement funds. So the elderly workers you see are probably those who had CPF, unless they were self-employed or not employed previously, like being full time homemaker. Unfortunately, there has been reported cases of retirees being swindled or coaxed out of the retirement money when they finally collected the funds. Financial literacy is generally weak in most people, and financial discipline is not always found in human nature either. Money can also go quickly in event of medical needs. I'd say the reasons are varied and every individual has their own story. Currently, the government's policy of CPF withdrawal is on the intrusive end, trying to ensure the current batch of employees will be able to draw a minimum sum monthly for decades after retirement. The other source of funding is for retirees who own HDB flats to sell-back or trade into smaller flats of shorter lease. Again, when there is a sudden lump sum of money available, people don't always make the best choices. Relatives and friends turn up asking to borrow for various purposes, from claims of emergency to get-rich-investment schemes. As other posters pointed out, there are various public as well as private charities providing living necessities, so there is little risk of dying of hunger or being homeless. One big difference between Singapore today and your African homeland is probably the shift from traditional communities to nuclear families in Singapore had been achieved decades ago. The community of extended families living close together with a large pool of young workers supporting a small group of elders no longer exist in Singapore. Though family ties remain among extended kin scattered across the island, the bonds are different from that of their predecessors. The situation is worsen by the falling birth rate since the 1980s. As women being in the workforce was common, the traditional extended family that relied on presence of womenfolk at home cease to exist in Singapore.

In sinkapo, in private, they will tell you another story, bur never in public for self-censorship. Very old folks working are not enjoy life as told by all sinkapoleans here! I once looked into their hands shaking, bent bones, and into their bitter eyes, i quickly withdraw my eyes contact!

sinkapoleans scared of instant attacks by fellow sinkapoleans for pointing out something is bad in sinkapo, like you do here. they and many will tell you they are happy, all kinds of excuses they got nothing to do so they work in very old age. But to say sinkapo very old folks resort to working chores is just a LIE sinkapoleans want you to swallow. old folks can participate brisk walk, play chess, sing song, drawing, and hobbies, why resort to work dirty chores in streets, hawker centres ...

to tell you the truth, in singapore, all sinkapoleans are scared of being punished by gohmen and they all practiced self-censor for wat to say. they will twist all bad things here into 'good things' of singapore, including here: poor very old folks still working till they drop dead

Our pioneer generation are tough people, they give their life to build our country and provide for the next generations. Their children or government will look after them but they rather be independent and proud of it. For those who can’t, government and many charities will chip in to help them manage in their own homes or nursing home. Many elderly also volunteers their time and energy in helping the less abled. Most employers are also kind and respectful of the older workers. These i gathered from many elderly i encountered in my work. They are mainly HDB dwellers.

LIFE HV ALWAY BEEN A STRUGGLE...ONCE YOU STOP...IT IS TIME TO GO..😂😅😊 PATHETIC ARE THE MANY..WHO WILL BE ON PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICE...WHEN THEY STILL CAN WALK ! THEY HV GIVEN UP ON WALKING...😢😢😢

Who in the right mind, if can afford to njoy golden years, would want to toil like cow and horse? Who don wan to go holiday, play with grandchildren, or even great grandchildren? 😂 Welcome to Singapore

No choice. High cost of living , insufficient savings or financial support from families

you have mistaken, our million dollar paid minister say these old folks are just exercising.

I lived in Singapore for 6 years and often wondered about this. I remember once I got a taxi back home from Changi airport. The driver was extremely elderly and was only capable of applying either full throttle or full brake. What a dreadful ride. I never normally get travel sick, but had to insist he stop several hundred meters before my place so I could walk the rest (pulling my case) or I was going to throw up in his cab. I wondered then what was behind this ‘work until you drop’ practice and if it was a good thing.

From what I know doing social work for more than 3 years, most seniors I know prefer to work because they get an active social life, extra money and useful pastime. It is better than to sit at home and wait to die.

S'pore is a concrete jungle. Seniors generally want to keep themselves active rather than being coped up in a pigeon hole. There're seniors, far and few in-between, who fall thru' the safety net. However, by & large, they are relatively better off than seniors elsewhere. They have lifelong pension, quarterly subsidies, payouts, cash or kind, dished out by the govt. The amount given is skewed twds the less endowed. Btw, homelessness is the main criterion judging the disadvantaged. This is atypical here.

Retirement means get ready to die.

our elderly love hoarding, this include my parents as well.

Uniquely Singapore

I don't think picking cardboards and struggling to push the cart is a way for seniors to keep healthy or prevent boredom. Pls be honest with yourself, she's doing it for her livelihood, she's not living in a condo. His questions are valid, we must be self-reflective. Don't deny now then whine and complain when ge is around. Most ppl are probably embarassed, I'm sure most of us don't think that foreigners are observing the bad side of sg. If u want everyone to talk about only the good things, then dun complain when sg is seen as attractive for FT to come and work. Its all about money, when u have u don't care about others, when u don't have enough then u say why others get more.

Work until your last breath

And we need to work until we die?

Not all is rich .

My dad chose to continue working at 82. He says he wants to walk when he is still able to.

i know a auntie working in mcdonald in my neighbourhood, she stay in a semi-d , her son is a VP in a foreign bank. So not every elderly workforce is working for the money.

Unfortunately Singaporeans life expectancy have decline 2 weeks ever year

There are those who continue to work because of necessity and for these Singaporeans, there is financial help given, especially for their medical needs. However, a larger proportion of such older workers work, perhaps at lower wages and with a less demanding job, for a variety of reasons: a) work had been a core part of their self-identity and purpose, without work, they feel uneasy because they have not learnt to replace work with something else as meaningful b) work ameliorates their boredom because they have failed to find something else to occupy their time c) unlike African culture with their growing populations, most of us here have very small families where the adult children are at work, leaving the retired elder alone at home, perhaps with a domestic helper d) while it may appear laudable that African cultures look after their elderly, many have poor lifespans, health spans and are seen as a burden e) Respect is earned and I’ve seen many elderly lose that earned respect if they are perceived as leeches. Many like to keep their self-respect by being occupied, interacting with society through work- the big ticket items like housing, medical is taken care of by their families but their work gives them a sense of purpose and pride and their own money to indulge freely

wait till you visit US!!! 😂😂😂😂

Most Singaporeans are hardworking and pariotic . They do not want to rely on Governments handouts and social welfares for a living. It will be a liability to the country. Most Singapore elderly are rich as they are force to save when they came out to work. And most Singaporeans know that if you idle at home, you near to the grave. Before their days come, do something for the country and younger Singapore generation.

Visit japan !! Same status !

Get back to your country and settle your own country’s problems. Stop stirring shit here.

I’m a Singaporean. Don’t be fooled thinking the elderly in Singapore who still work are poor and uncared for by the children. Many choose to work despite their age because they want to stay in the work force and keep themselves active and useful to society rather than living a sedentary lifestyle in their old age. Working gives them a sense of pride and independence and many don’t want to rely on their children and add to their burdens. Believe me, many of these Singaporean elderly folks are cash rich. I know a 70-year-old dishwasher lady who has more than $500,000 Singapore dollars in her bank account. Yet, she lives a frugal life just like many elderly folks here do. However, we do have some elderly people who are really struggling but it’s a minority. Most are unmarried or widowed people without families and the government is helping them with monthly handouts and subsidies as well as voluntary help from the various charitable organisations and neighbourhood communities. So, I would say the elderly folks in Singapore are well-taken care of by the government.

SG needs labor force workers badly, regardless of age

Where are you from?