Our FT policy is eroding our wages, our standards of living, and causing a steady deterioration of our immediate surroundings.
I think it is time for us all to examine ourselves.
While Singapore is one of the highest-cost countries in the world, it is in the unique position of being surrounded by some of the lowest cost countries in the world.
As long as we have no sensible immigration policy, we will keep importing FTs here who are willing to work for much less than sinkies are willing to because Sinkies have to maintain HDB flat, pay children’s tuition fees, live first world lifestyle, etc.
The only way a sinkie can compete with an FT is by shipping his wife and kids to some kampong in China or Philippines, and his parents to JB.
This Sinkie will also have to accept the Bangla lifestyle. This means he has to rent a place in an old terrace house or shophouse, and share it with 20 other FTs, 5 to a room. This Sinkie will never have privacy. He will never enjoy the use of a computer or email or surfing because he has no extra money.
Our poor Sinkie will also have to accept the Thai Construction Worker’s eating habits. In order to eat $1 meals, he must buy the cheapest veggies and rice and chili, and share all the cooking with his fellow workers.
This Sinkie should forget about ever taking taxi if it rains. Much less forget about a car. He should buy (or steal) a rusty bicycle to go places.
This Sinkie can only take one holiday every few years – and that is to visit his family and kids. Since he is being paid PRC-Bangla wages, he can obviously forget about sending his family and kids on any holidays. They should be happy if they can afford to pay for secondary school textbooks in Mindanao or Gansu.:p:p:p
[COLOR="_______"][COLOR="_______"]To potential employees: Is this the Sinkapoor you want?[/COLOR]
To potential employers: Fine, I understand you die die want to pay as little as possible, and you know you can get your precious enthusiastic and cheap labour from neighbouring countries.
But have you, dear Mister Employer Who Got Rich Hiring Cheapo Labour, considered that our FT policy has been extended to foreign-qualified doctors, lawyers and financial services people as well?
OK, so you are rich unlike those poor suckers in HDB flats. You have a Merc and a District 9 bungalow and can fark care your fellow Sinkies. I know you totally love the FT policy because it makes your costs so super-cheap.:oIo:
The next time you go hospital, do you want to be treated by an India-qualified doctor? (Better bring Hindi dictionary, otherwise kenna organ removed without knowing.)
Do you want your contracts to be handled by a Pakistani lawyer? (Better brush up on that Punjabi! Learn to read Urdu, okay?)
Most importantly, do you want your precious money to be handled by a Nigerian banker?
I rest my case.
Here are a few recommended readings below:
Metalslug started a thread about FT Bus Captains not knowing English. Soon other sinkies KPKB that PRC Taxi Drivers don’t know their destinations.
http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?t=23312
I started a thread about Lor Mee Stall FT Dun Know what Lor Mee is (Must explain Ru Mian).
http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?t=21583
Porfiro Rubirosa started a thread about bus system becoming dirty.
www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?t=23322
Porfiro’s thread reflects a gradual decline of Singapore’s environment thanks to flood of FTs.
When bus system was used by sinkies, we are all trained by PAP gov not to litter. So the most obnoxious things Sinkies will do typically is talk loudly on handphone and refuse to give seats to elderly.
But Bangla and PRC FTs come, their government never educate them, they songsong lie down, spit, throw rubbish, etc. That’s why our bus system turning into bangla and PRC standard.:(:(:(
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