Would some people die in the streets rather than work? I suspect so.
RE: Singapore and Switzerland aren’t fare comparisons when discussing minimum wage. The US wouldn’t need one either if citizens weren’t competing with invaders
A significant number of those working in Singapore AND Switzerland ARE in fact FOREIGNERS.
The difference — immigration is WELL REGULATED and CONTROLLED.
Want to work in Singapore as a fast food worker or maid or construction worker from Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia or the Philippines?
Go and apply, and if you have the skill set, they’ll let you work. BUT NO PATH TO CITIZENSHIP UNLESS YOU HAVE THE SPECIAL SKILL THE COUNTRY NEEDS.
Go and work, make money, return when your contract is up. Re-apply to come back when there’s a need.
We used to have such a system until it got screwed up.
It was called the Bracero program.