No need to keep telling us the need for Foreign Workers & National Service
First of all about foreign workers. Singaporeans have been misunderstood and wrongly accused of being xenophobic. There is really no need for the government to keep justifying the need for foreign workers (“or else…”). Singaporeans understand there is the need. However, what Singaporeans find unacceptable are: The uncontrolled...
What the unemployment rate ‘really’ means to Singaporeans?
I refer to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM)Employment Situation Third Quarter report released on 31 October. What does it mean when the overall unemployment rate drops marginally to 1.9% in September 2012 from 2.0% a quarter ago, while the unemployment rates for residents and Singapore citizens were unchanged at 2.8% and...
Wildcat strike raises questions
Singapore’s reliance on China workers has put the government in a bind because it cannot be too soft or too tough. SINGAPORE’S first strike in a generation staged by large numbers of Chinese workers has highlighted a potential security risk posed by the presence of foreign workers. Happily lasting only two days, some 177...
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