{
  "id": 2381934,
  "title": "Foreign worker feels excluded after colleagues repeatedly switch to Mandarin at work: ‘Is this something people just accept here?’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/foreign-worker-feels-excluded-after-colleagues-repeatedly-switch-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:31:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/foreign-worker-feels-excluded-after-colleagues-repeatedly-switch-to-mandarin-at-work-is-this-something-people-just-accept-here/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "He said the language issue extends to social activities, with non-Mandarin-speaking employees also being left out of some lunches and dinners. This article ( Foreign worker feels excluded after colleagues repeatedly switch to Mandarin at work: ‘Is this something people just accept here?’ ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}