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[h=2]Would MOM decide not to renew existing foreigners’ work passes?[/h]
October 26th, 2012 |
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I refer to ‘Minister Tan Chuan-Jin: S-pass to be tightened further‘.
This move is long overdue.
However, for the existing 2 million foreign workers working in Singapore, would MOM decide not to renew their passes and ask them to resign?
I also experienced the trauma and humiliation of not having my contract renewed. At that time, there was no headcount and my performance was just average. I remember that day clearly. I was given the exit interview and given the marching orders on that day immediately.
Initially, it was a shock. However, my other colleagues told me that they also know of a few cases in which contract staff were asked to resign immediately due to the organisation’s manpower needs. Such was the cruel reality of a contract staff with no job security at all.
I remember wandering the streets of Outram Rd dazed and confused and finding out what excuses to give to my mother when I reach home to break the bad news to her.
Fortunately, I was still single so I need not worry about any dependents.
My question is: Would MOM also try the method of not renewing foreign workers’ permit? If that is so, would they give an appropriate timeline for them to leave?
Even though I am a jobless Singapore citizen whose livelihood as been out-competed by foreign workers but I also feel for foreign workers’ livelihood as they may have other dependents to feed back home.
If this is so, I urge MOM to do it in a more compassionate manner as it risks jeopardising their future.
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Edmund Lim
This move is long overdue.
However, for the existing 2 million foreign workers working in Singapore, would MOM decide not to renew their passes and ask them to resign?
I also experienced the trauma and humiliation of not having my contract renewed. At that time, there was no headcount and my performance was just average. I remember that day clearly. I was given the exit interview and given the marching orders on that day immediately.
Initially, it was a shock. However, my other colleagues told me that they also know of a few cases in which contract staff were asked to resign immediately due to the organisation’s manpower needs. Such was the cruel reality of a contract staff with no job security at all.
I remember wandering the streets of Outram Rd dazed and confused and finding out what excuses to give to my mother when I reach home to break the bad news to her.
Fortunately, I was still single so I need not worry about any dependents.
My question is: Would MOM also try the method of not renewing foreign workers’ permit? If that is so, would they give an appropriate timeline for them to leave?
Even though I am a jobless Singapore citizen whose livelihood as been out-competed by foreign workers but I also feel for foreign workers’ livelihood as they may have other dependents to feed back home.
If this is so, I urge MOM to do it in a more compassionate manner as it risks jeopardising their future.
.
Edmund Lim
