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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Dr Tan Khee Giap replied me... pls help!</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt_89 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>2:27 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 8) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>30542.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>my initial letter:
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<TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=cbln>Hi Dr Tan,
You were quote on the Straits Times saying, “WDA should work actively to help citizens get jobs. When these people turn down jobs once, twice, three times, the Government then doesn’t have to make apologies about bringing in foreign workers.”
Rather than just blaming Singaporeans for rejecting the jobs found by WDA, perhaps WDA should do more analysis for the reasons of objections by these Singaporeans? I suspect that salary is the main issue here. How do you expect an over 40 years old retrenched Singaporean with 2 schooling kids and a HDB loan to pay off to survive on $1K+ salary? $1K+ may be alright for foreigners but certainly it's not going to be enough for Singaporeans with families. The main problem is really, we are over importing foreigners which in turn depresses our salaries in Singapore.
Many netizens are throwing brickbats at you. You might want to read all about it here: [URL="http://www.temasekreview.com/"]http://www.temasekreview.com/<!--<WBR />-->2010/03/23/lky-school-prof-<!--<WBR />-->singaporeans-are-protesting-<!--<WBR />-->too-much-that-foreigners-are-<!--<WBR />-->taking-away-their-jobs/[/URL]
Sometimes, it's good for the elites to come down from their ivory towers to mix more with the ground before saying anything.
Yours sincerely,
Kojakbt
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<TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=cbln>Hi Dr Tan,
You were quote on the Straits Times saying, “WDA should work actively to help citizens get jobs. When these people turn down jobs once, twice, three times, the Government then doesn’t have to make apologies about bringing in foreign workers.”
Rather than just blaming Singaporeans for rejecting the jobs found by WDA, perhaps WDA should do more analysis for the reasons of objections by these Singaporeans? I suspect that salary is the main issue here. How do you expect an over 40 years old retrenched Singaporean with 2 schooling kids and a HDB loan to pay off to survive on $1K+ salary? $1K+ may be alright for foreigners but certainly it's not going to be enough for Singaporeans with families. The main problem is really, we are over importing foreigners which in turn depresses our salaries in Singapore.
Many netizens are throwing brickbats at you. You might want to read all about it here: [URL="http://www.temasekreview.com/"]http://www.temasekreview.com/<!--<WBR />-->2010/03/23/lky-school-prof-<!--<WBR />-->singaporeans-are-protesting-<!--<WBR />-->too-much-that-foreigners-are-<!--<WBR />-->taking-away-their-jobs/[/URL]
Sometimes, it's good for the elites to come down from their ivory towers to mix more with the ground before saying anything.
Yours sincerely,
Kojakbt
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