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February 26, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/26/marina-bay-ir-have-recruited-1500-singaporeans-and-prs-as-card-dealers/
Written by Our Correspondent
With doubts and skepticism spreading among Singaporeans whether the IRs are indeed employing more locals than foreigners, the Marina Bay Sands IR had issued a public statement that it will be hiring some 5,000 people to fill various positions in hotels, restaurants and retail front.
A Straits Times report proclaimed loudly that the casino posts “have all been filled with some 1,500 dealers, all of whom are Singaporeans and permanent residents.”
As expected, the exact number of Singapore citizens employed is not revealed to the public.
It is quite pointless to include PRs in the picture as they are not citizens and do not give an accurate portrayal of the number of Singaporeans who really benefitted from employment opportunities offered by the IRs.
The majority of the 1,500 dealers can be PRs and not citizens. Furthermore, they may be foreigners who are “fast-tracked” to take up Singapore PR.
According to accounts given by Singaporeans who visited the Resorts World Sentosa casino, it appears that the majority of its staff are foreigners though it claimed that “70 per cent of the jobs went to Singaporeans and PRs.”
It is very easy for the IRs, media and Manpower Ministry to reveal the exact number of Singapore citizens and foreigners (including PRs) who are employed. Why are they so reluctant to reveal the truth?
Their continued reticence and silence on the matter seems to suggest that there may be more foreigners than citizens being employed by the IRs.
This is hardly surprising as the IRs have put up job ads specifically in countries like Taiwan and Philipines though many of the positions on offer can be easily filled by Singaporeans.
Are Singaporeans being discriminated openly in their own country? Are foreigners benefitting at our expense?
Unfortunately, there is no way Singaporeans can exert pressure on the ruling party to shed more light on the matter as there is no opposition in Parliament to check on them.
Until Marina Bays IR published the exact percentage of citizens versus foreigners employed by it, Singaporeans should take future such reports from the state media with a heavy dose of salt.
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February 26, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/26/marina-bay-ir-have-recruited-1500-singaporeans-and-prs-as-card-dealers/
Written by Our Correspondent
With doubts and skepticism spreading among Singaporeans whether the IRs are indeed employing more locals than foreigners, the Marina Bay Sands IR had issued a public statement that it will be hiring some 5,000 people to fill various positions in hotels, restaurants and retail front.
A Straits Times report proclaimed loudly that the casino posts “have all been filled with some 1,500 dealers, all of whom are Singaporeans and permanent residents.”
As expected, the exact number of Singapore citizens employed is not revealed to the public.
It is quite pointless to include PRs in the picture as they are not citizens and do not give an accurate portrayal of the number of Singaporeans who really benefitted from employment opportunities offered by the IRs.
The majority of the 1,500 dealers can be PRs and not citizens. Furthermore, they may be foreigners who are “fast-tracked” to take up Singapore PR.
According to accounts given by Singaporeans who visited the Resorts World Sentosa casino, it appears that the majority of its staff are foreigners though it claimed that “70 per cent of the jobs went to Singaporeans and PRs.”
It is very easy for the IRs, media and Manpower Ministry to reveal the exact number of Singapore citizens and foreigners (including PRs) who are employed. Why are they so reluctant to reveal the truth?
Their continued reticence and silence on the matter seems to suggest that there may be more foreigners than citizens being employed by the IRs.
This is hardly surprising as the IRs have put up job ads specifically in countries like Taiwan and Philipines though many of the positions on offer can be easily filled by Singaporeans.
Are Singaporeans being discriminated openly in their own country? Are foreigners benefitting at our expense?
Unfortunately, there is no way Singaporeans can exert pressure on the ruling party to shed more light on the matter as there is no opposition in Parliament to check on them.
Until Marina Bays IR published the exact percentage of citizens versus foreigners employed by it, Singaporeans should take future such reports from the state media with a heavy dose of salt.
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