Temasek says it has referred the posts to Facebook.PHOTO: REUTERS
Temasek on Friday (Aug 14) described as "racist", "false" and "divisive" Facebook posts targeting its Indian employees, standing by its hiring policies while calling for more civility on social media.
Posts have been circulating over the past week highlighting the LinkedIn accounts of Temasek's Indian employees, questioning why the investment firm is hiring foreigners instead of locals.
DBS and Standard Chartered banks have also come under similar criticism on social media, in what observers said are "real inter-group tensions" that need to be resolved.
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Temasek defends employees from India against 'divisive, racist campaign' on social media
Temasek, the investment company owned by the government of Singapore, has issued a response to what it called a "divisive, racist campaign" which also involved "false claims". Temasek said that some of its employees from India had been "targeted" on social media, in a statement posted on its website on Aug. 14.
Temasek said that it had referred the offending posts to Facebook, citing "clear breach of their own community guidelines on hate speech". It said that it would "continue to press them to be more active in stamping out such hate speech, wherever it occurs on their platforms."
It did not mention the allegations made in the posts, although The Straits Times reported that Facebook posts circulating in recent days had called attention to the LinkedIn profiles of Temasek employees, questioning why top positions in the firm were not filled by locals.
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Temasek – Our People, Philosophy and Policy
Some of our colleagues from India have been targeted recently on social media by a divisive, racist campaign. This makes us very angry at the false claims perpetuated. The Singaporeans among us are also ashamed at such hateful behaviour on the Singapore social media.
We stand by our colleagues who have been dragged into this through no fault of their own.
We know that the social media can be a force for good or bad. We believe there is a role for constructive debate and fact-based opinions in our society, even on contentious or sensitive topics, and even on social media. That should be balanced with civility and respect for others. There is no place whatsoever for racism to feature in these debates. Insidious posts designed to stir hatred and intolerance have no place in our society, and we denounce them.
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Ho Ching says people should report unfair hiring practices based on facts and not “hearsay”; Netizens call for transparency from MOM to stop speculations
The issue of discriminatory hiring practices in Singapore has once again come under the spotlight as the CEO of Temasek Holdings, Ho Ching, hits back at netizens who complained about unfair hiring practices and doxxed some of her employees.
Earlier on 5 August, it was reported that the Manpower Ministry (MOM) had placed 47 more companies on its Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) watchlist for suspected discriminatory hiring practices. Consequently, posts highlighting the LinkedIn accounts of Temasek’s employees from India have been circulating on social media, questioning why the government-owned firm is filled with foreigners instead of locals.
Temasek then issued a statement on 14 August, indicating the posts as “divisive, racist campaign” and said that it contained “false claims”.
related: Almost 50% of Temasek’s top management are foreigners
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Ho Ching hits back at those who dox her staff & complain about unfair hiring practices without proof
Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek Holdings, has taken to Facebook on Aug. 16 to hit back at people who doxxed her staff in the name of exposing unfair hiring practices, but without providing the necessary evidence to back up their claims.
Her feisty post started with calling out the ones she disagreed with. Ho, who is chief of the investment company headquartered in Singapore with a multinational staff of 800 people, wrote: "Is it acceptable to tarnish individuals, and dox them with photos and false claims?"
"Nope, that is a cowardly act of hate." Her post comes two days after the investment company owned by the government of Singapore issued a response to what it called a "divisive, racist campaign" that also involved "false claims" targeting its employees from India.
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HO Ching 11 hrs
Is it acceptable to compalin about unfair hiring practices?
Sure it is, provided it is based on facts, and not hearsay and speculations.
Is it acceptable to tarnish individuals, and dox them with photos and false claims?
Nope, that is a cowardly act of hate.
And let’s not yell unfair hiring, just bcos we weren’t hired.
And let’s not put up photos of innocent folks to dox them just bcos we don’t like their race or nationality, as a way to stir hate and hateed.
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