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CG2: How was life different among the people of different occupations in…

- - - - This is evident from The National Library of Singapore 2005 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_795_2005-01-18.html which states, "their sparse meals usually consisted of cooked rice, some bean cheese and a bit of pickled or fresh vegetables,. They mostly travelled to work on foot to save money."
        
        By eating cheaper food and saving money so much, it showed their poverty and how little the money was.
  - - - This is evident from The National Library of Singapore 2005 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_795_2005-01-18.html which states that, "A room was further subdivided into cubicles, with at least four women sharing one single room."
        
        Due to their low earnings, it meant that each had small living spaces and little money brings them poor accommodations.
  - - - This is evident from The National Library of Singapore 2005 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_795_2005-01-18.html which shows only the samsui women.
        
        That means they only interact among themselves.
  - - - This is evident from The National Library of Singapore 2005 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_795_2005-01-18.html which states that, "Samsui women usually began their workday at 8 am. The work was physically demanding: They dug soil and carried earth, debris and building materials in buckets hung from shoulder poles. After a short lunch break, they sometimes gathered wood to bring home as fuel for cooking. Work ended at about 5 pm or 6 pm,”
        
        They worked for a long period of around 9 hours of high intensity physical work and only have short breaks in between, also earning very little. Thus we can conclude that their average work at work was very tedious.
- - - - This is evident from The Straits Times 2018's https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/last-of-the-south-indian-dhobis whcih states, " "It costs $2.50 to wash and iron a shirt and the price has remained unchanged for five years" and "The cost of washing and ironing a sari is $4."
        
        The Dhobis had to spend hours working tirelessly just to earn a few dollars.
  - - - This is evident from the Gulf News's https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/indias-dhobis-beating-the-dirt-out-1.681925 which states, "The former imperialists built bungalows and servants' quarters for their launderers".
        
        Singapore was ruled by the British and the dhobis had to rely on the British for money, food, and housing.
  - - - This is evident from the Vocativ's https://www.vocativ.com/culture/photos/dhobi-ghat-mumbais-laundry-slum/index.html which states, "a shanty home adjacent to the facility, no larger than a standard prison cell".
        
        Dhobis usually had children and they had to squeeze in a small, cramped room.
  - - - This is evident from The National's https://www.thenational.ae/business/dhobi-tradition-far-from-washed-up-1.381299 which states, "Work in the laundry begins at the crack of dawn and continues until about 10 in the evening, with items being washed for a fee that sometimes can be as low as 3 rupees."
        
        Dhobis worked long hour to feed their families as their payment for washing a single article of clothing can be as low as 5 cents.
- - - - This is evident from The National Library of Singapore 2005 which states, "Pullers earned about $1 a day, and around 20 to 30 cents of that daily income went to the rickshaw rental."
        
        The source shows that Rickshaw Pullers were often aid 20-30 cents to 1 dollar per day, so we can infer that they earned extremely little.
  - - - This is evident from SlideShare https://www.slideshare.net/AdityaSood5/health-status-of-rickshaw-pullers-in-jaipur which shows that the rickshaw pullers had no proper housing and had to sleep on their rickshaws. Furthermore, they could easily get sick from living in such conditions.
        
        Thus those conditions were very bad.
  - - - This is evident from The Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences 2012 https://maas.museum/inside-the-collection/2012/11/19/japanese-rickshaw/ which states, "He ran at an easy gait and if the person being drawn was overweight or the route hilly, a second runner joined him either in pulling or pushing the rickshaw and the passenger was requested to pay an extra amount."
        
        From this we can conclude that the Rickshaw Pullers worked together with Rickshaw Runners.
  - - - This is evident from the National Library of Resources(Bliboasia) http://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblioasia/2018/10/16/wheels-of-change-1896-1970/ which shows a man pulling a rickshaw while his passengers sat in it with the cover of the rickshaw over their heads. It also shows that the puller is not wearing shoes but he still continues to pull the rickshaw.
        
        The drawn cover suggests that it is a hot day so that it can help the passengers block out the sun, which shows that the weather is hot, thus I can infer that he will pull his rickshaw regardless of the weather.
- - - - This is evident from a written account of the Chinese coolies in the 19th century adapted from the National Library of Singapore 2005:* http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_87_2004-12-15.html?v=1&utm_expid=85360850-6.qNOOYF40RhKK6gXsQEaAJA.1&s=chinese%20coolies&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Feresources.nlb.gov.sg%2Finfopedia%2Fsearch.aspx%3Fq%3Dchinese%2Bcoolies which states," The whites and wealthy Chinese employed the coolies mainly because of their willingness to work hard for little money."
        
        The coolies worked hard for little money, thus they lived uncomfortably and earned little per day.
  - - - This is evident from a written account of coolies in 1800s which was adapted from the National Library of Singapore 2005: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_87_2004-12-15.html?v=1&utm_expid=85360850-6.qNOOYF40RhKK6gXsQEaAJA.1&s=chinese%20coolies&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Feresources.nlb.gov.sg%2Finfopedia%2Fsearch.aspx%3Fq%3Dchinese%2Bcoolies
        which states, "they were very poor and lived in cramped dwellings with no windows and light. "
        
        Without windows or light, the room would not have air ventilation and thus be stuffy and humid. As such, I can conclude that the coolies lived in uncomfortable areas.
  - - - This is evident from a drawing of Chinese coolies unloading goods in Singapore, drawn during the year 1873 adapted from the National Archives of Singapore 2015: http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/adef9af2-1161-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad which shows coolies unloading goods and people overseeing the process. The fact that they worked with rickshaw pullers is also evident from the Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which states,"Sometimes called coolies, the hardworking men found pulling rickshaws was a new means of employment.Rickshaw pullers experienced "very poor" living conditions, poverty and long hours of hard work. Income remained unchanged from 1876 to 1926, about $.60 per day."
        
        This shows that the people overseeing the process could be British government officials and that rickshaw pullers and coolies were directly linked in certain ways.
  - - - This is evident from a description adapted from https://historical-investigation-mgs.weebly.com/ which states, " they worked as unskilled labourers. some were employed in construction work, clearing land for plantations, loading and unloading goods at the ports, and as rickshaw pullers." and from the National Museum of Singapore which states, "Rickshaw coolies led a hard life, working at least 10-12 hour shifts for 30 to 40 cents per day."
        
        The coolies had many different tiring jobs and they all had to work in tough conditions. As such, their average day at work was often tiring and miserable.