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S'poreans don't want to work, says 600 coffeeshop bosses

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STUPID RULES RESTRICTING USE OF FOREIGNERS WHEN LOCALS DON'T WANT TO WORK, DRIVING UP COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS

QUICKLY IMPORT BURMESE AND PRC IN LARGE NUMBERS

ALSO OPEN UP TAXI VOCATIONAL LICENCE TO FOREIGNERS


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July 4, 2009
Coffee shop woes
By Jamie Ee

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The law allows only Singaporeans and permanent residents to work in food stalls, including tze char stalls, at coffee shops. --ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

THE mainstay of coffee shops here, the 'tze char' (stir-fry) stall, continues to face a dearth of willing Singapore workers.

The law allows only Singaporeans and permanent residents to work in food stalls, including tze char stalls, at coffee shops.

Now, the two main coffee shop groupings, the Foochow Coffee Restaurant and Bar Merchant Association and the Kheng Keow Coffee Merchants Restaurant and Bar-Owners Association, are jointly appealing for this no-foreigners rule to be relaxed.

Together, they have some 600 members who said they are finding it hard to hire locals to man the tze char stalls, which often require more workers than other food stalls.

The associations feel that a different set of rules should apply to them.

Mr Hong Poh Hin, the first vice-chairman of the Foochow Coffee Restaurant & Bar Merchant Association, said his members are arguing that they need to hire foreigners because Singaporeans do not want to take on the job.
 

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Don't blame Singaporean, blame the goverment driving up the cost of leaving, must pay bill and more bill, ask the minister give up their million $$$ and work for 1k do you think they want.

Only know how to ask the people lower their pay but on the other hand taking like mad from us.
 
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