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[makapaaa]

Dec 11, 2009

Join the war for talent

Such foreigners help create jobs for Singaporeans, says Law Minister

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The presence of foreigners here, far from taking jobs away from locals, helps to generate more jobs for Singaporeans. -- ST PHOTO: MALCOLM MCLEOD

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WHEN the chief executive of a major foreign bank met Mr K. Shanmugam earlier this week, he told the Singapore Law Minister that the Republic's open door policy towards foreign talent was a boon to his firm.
Of the bank's 6,000-strong workforce here, 1,000 are foreigners hailing from 40 countries.
'He considered it quite remarkable - they can bring in talent from all over the world...As a result, they were confident about expanding in Singapore even during the crisis,' said Mr Shanmugam.
His point: Singapore's openness to foreigners enables the economy to thrive in spite of the lack of natural resources.
The presence of foreigners here, far from taking jobs away from locals, helps to generate more jobs for Singaporeans.
Mr Shanmugam was speaking last night at the 40th anniversary of the Harvard Club, an association for alumni of Harvard University in the United States.
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
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[makapaaa]

And the 66% Goondus' reponse is to return such TRAITORS to power with a blank cheque in the next GE?

 

[tonychat]

WAhahha... foreigners do not create jobs,only business man create businesses, and then it create jobs. And everyone can do it, not just foreigners ( sorry, sinkie losers not included)

That is just one way your sinkie govt try to tells other what they do (FT policy) is right. What a coward way of making a press statement.!!!

 

[littlefish]

Not sure whether this Shanmugam is a fool or trying to pull a fast one.

'He considered it quite remarkable - they can bring in talent from all over the world...As a result, they were confident about expanding in Singapore even during the crisis,' said Mr Shanmugam.

Did the CEO tell him if they can't bring in foreigners, they would not expand? Business expansion is based on more factors than just whether they can bring in foreigners (who will presumably command a high premium if they have specialised skills). If they can't bring in foreigners and can't find locals with the skills, then they would have to train up the locals to take on the jobs. This is acceptable as the foreigners would not come cheap anyway if they need specialised skills.

In the end, it is just about being able to hire their own kind who do not have NS or other obligations. Being foreigners, it is more comfortable for them if they do not have to deal with a large number of locals (some kind of reverse discrimination at work).

 

[Tadakatsu Honda]

WAhahha... foreigners do not create jobs,only business man create businesses, and then it create jobs. And everyone can do it, not just foreigners ( sorry, sinkie losers not included)

That is just one way your sinkie govt try to tells other what they do (FT policy) is right. What a coward way of making a press statement.!!!

Fuck you! So tell us

Is it a sinkiefied thing for you to create a clone nick Sinkieloser just to bash sinkies?

You as an ex sinkie who run away to thailand to be a pimp with your ladyboy GF is definitely worse than us.

http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?t=43435