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Singapore's Foreign Workforce

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A foreign labour supplier sees how government policy is running foul of public opinion.
Aug 4, 2008

Singaporeans worried over fast growing
foreign workforce
By Rodelio B. Lagahit

Singaporean's worried over fast-growing foreign workforce population.

According to reports from Singapore, most Singaporean workforce are now worried over the fast-growing foreign workforce population wherein a larger number of this foreign workforce population are coming from China.

This trend has greatly affected the locals and their present jobs.

Some of the locals have even lamented that these foreign nationals have come to take away their jobs wherein a greater number of aged employees were being replaced by the younger ones coming from China.

Actually, the government saw it in different way.

All of this can be attributed to the government initiative that took effect last year when Singapore relaxed its rules to allow more immigration.

A large percentage is coming from China to staff its service industries, part of its measures to address an acute labour shortage resulting from a boom in the construction, marine, manufacturing and services sectors.

Hence, beginning this year, companies in Singapore can hire foreigners for up to 50% of their labour force; specifically, 10% can be Chinese nationals.

According to locals this threatens job security of Singapore's most unskilled, the low-wage workers who earn less than S$1,200 a month, numbering about 350,000.

In fact, the Workers' Party pointed out that Singaporeans are being left behind by the recent boom: more than 60% of the record 236,600 new jobs created last year went to foreigners.
 
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