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It is futile to look at xenophobia in isolation, because in the Singapore context, the root cause of why we may be heading in that direction is poorly implemented government policies that fail to take care of Singaporeans and put them first.
Most rational people accept that we have to continually import foreigners. However, we need more selectivity in importing foreigners to ensure they complement our skills sets rather than merely suppress wages.
Wage suppression merely sustains the bottom lines of GLCs and allows other unproductive businesses to continue operating when they should have folded long ago. Wage suppression also causes financial hardship especially amongst the lower income and makes even the basic necessities of life unaffordable.
There is also an urgent need to build adequate infrastructure to house the growing number of low skilled foreign workers especially construction workers, and implement tougher labour laws that prevent businesses from unfairly exploiting foreign workers or housing them under inhumane conditions.
The only way to address the issue of xenophobia is to implement policies and address the worries of Singaporeans competently and effectively. Otherwise, we would only be running around in circles looking for the tail that wags the dog.
- http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=7715
Most rational people accept that we have to continually import foreigners. However, we need more selectivity in importing foreigners to ensure they complement our skills sets rather than merely suppress wages.
Wage suppression merely sustains the bottom lines of GLCs and allows other unproductive businesses to continue operating when they should have folded long ago. Wage suppression also causes financial hardship especially amongst the lower income and makes even the basic necessities of life unaffordable.
There is also an urgent need to build adequate infrastructure to house the growing number of low skilled foreign workers especially construction workers, and implement tougher labour laws that prevent businesses from unfairly exploiting foreign workers or housing them under inhumane conditions.
The only way to address the issue of xenophobia is to implement policies and address the worries of Singaporeans competently and effectively. Otherwise, we would only be running around in circles looking for the tail that wags the dog.
- http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=7715
