Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten

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SINGAPORE — Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore ’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the world’s richest. Singapore celebrated his arrival by unveiling a new hybrid orchid named for him, the 'Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis.

But it is also one of the most expensive cities to live in and its competitive work environment makes for a stressful, overworked people.Foreigners account for over a third of Singapore’s workforce, and more than 250,000 are migrant workers from Pakistan, Bangladesh and other poorer Asian countries. Most work in construction, shipping and maintenance jobs, helping to support Singapore’s trade-reliant economy.

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