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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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