Sauce: Omy申诉被拖欠5个月薪水共8万元,芽笼庙堂5和尚扬言“不干了”,要到上人力部投诉住持。这5名来自中国各地的出家和尚,是为了转换环境,分别在去年7月至今年1月间来到新加坡,住进了芽笼三宝禅寺。其中,26岁的释性满告诉本报,他们是由住持亲自到中国召集来新的,双方谈妥条件,还立下合约清楚列明职务和工资。释性满表示,他们每人的月薪800元,之前住持都会按时发粮,把钱转入他们的银行户头。但自今年7月起,他们就再也领不到薪水,每次向主持讨,他都敷衍了事。对此,佛总教总会秘书长广品法师也吁请禅寺住持尽快出面与中国和尚私下“和平”解决纠纷。看来出家人也会无奈卷入劳资纠纷的。Sauce: http://www.facebook.com/lianhewanbao
Yaw Shin LeongTwo monks & a nun met up with me last night to express concerns regarding lax policing by the MOM (Ministry Of Manpower) despite being presented with evidences of unlicensed foreign monks' operations in Singapore. As Singaporeans (especially grieving families) which engage monks to do prayer chants will be affected, I will work closely with their Buddhist order & MOM to look into the matter.