There is indeed a strong race gap in the Singapore workforce, worse than the well-known gender gap in American pay equality. If you are on a work permit from the Philippines, for example, you will get paid far less than another in your department doing the same work from Western nations or a Singaporean local. This is a fact of life there that runs through all the industries. It is also quite common to see job postings in Singapore that only allow certain races to apply; these are more blue-collar jobs.