Signs of desperation at LHL’s warning about demise of the TPP?
Most commentators in the local and foreign press seems certain that Lee Hsien Loong's recent warning of the possible demise of TPP as frustration and exasperation over the US election campaign. I think there may be signs of desperation in it. That there is a backlash against free trade and globalisation is without doubt. For...
Why a liberal immigration policy makes skills retraining difficult
The MAS highlighted in its Macroeconomic Review that job mismatches has reached the level last seen in 2008-2009 and then pontificated “Notably, workers should equip themselves with the necessary skills to fill jobs that are currently available and will be in demand in the coming years." It went on to outline the type of jobs...
All talk but little action from the NTUC and its PAP MP Patrick Tay?
PAP MP Patrick Tay - who is also the Assistant Secretary-General of the NTUC - recently said in Parliament that some firms are disguising retrenchments as layoffs. The real question is what are you, NTUC and the government going to do about it. Telling companies to "be fair, responsible, follow the Tripartite Guidelines ......
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