Foreign Worker influx is good
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Jul 22, 2010 - Straits Times
Foreign Worker influx is good
THE influx of more than 100,000 foreign workers this year shows the strength of job creation in Singapore and is not cause for concern, labour chief Lim Swee Say said on Wednesday.
Local workers should not fear, for the labour movement will still focus on upgrading their skills, he added.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on July 14 that more than 100,000 extra foreigners are set to enter the workforce this year.
Commenting on this, Mr Lim said: 'It's a good sign, because it shows that at a time when many countries are having a shortage of jobs, we are having a shortage of workers.'
Speaking to reporters at the launch of a training scheme for the cleaning industry, Mr Lim added that the focus should not be on the number of foreign workers, but on their quality.
The 100,000 new workers will differ from the thousands who have entered over the past three to five years: they will be higher-skilled and more productive.
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better, faster, cheaper.
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for professional like doctors, dentists, etc - their salaries is the same as local doctors, dentists
our medical and dental fees would still be fucking high
really
this is not a joke
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medical/dental cost consist of rental cost
more population = more rental cost
otherwise hdb flats would not be so expensive
bto & resale all freaking fucking expensive
really
this is not a joke
we must take it very seriously
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believe/trust me - this trend is not going to stop until we have least a 6.5 million population
don't laugh - treat it seriously
or else, our future generation would had to buy 1 miilion sing flats
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that's a problem.
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scenario 1.
what would happened to the 100000 foreigners and the existing one, when there is a recession
who would "take care" of them - the foreigners
would our crime rate went up
we must be serious
really
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the BP oill spill will cost 100K jobs...........
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they will put forth a task force to put up an intense study on the goodness of this proposal.
rest assure the govt will always do to the very best to improve the situation.
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scenario 2.
if one day, these foreigners gahmen became very powerful, really wake up their ideas
these foreigners stop coming due to the fact that they themselves or their child who recieve higher and better would they be here as blue collar workers
then who is going to do the jobs that we shun
so at that time would cheaper, better and faster theory exist or still applicate
this is something that some genius got to solve
case closed
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Originally posted by Mr Milo:
the BP oill spill will cost 100K jobs...........
did Temasek H invest in BP?
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Originally posted by Disman:
scenario 2.
if one day, these foreigners gahmen became very powerful, really wake up their ideas
these foreigners stop coming due to the fact that they themselves or their child who recieve higher and better would they be here as blue collar workers
then who is going to do the jobs, we shun
the govt has put forth to this consideration, they are now looking for opportunities in the dark continent.
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seems to me that if this fucking PAP is not taught a lesson in next elections, they will flood Singapore with aliens and destroy Singapore as a home for Singaporeans.
All Singaporeans must now unite to vote PAP out in next general elections, otherwise face the flooding of aliens and destruction of Singapore nationhood.
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Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
seems to me that if this fucking PAP is not taught a lesson in next elections, they will flood Singapore with aliens and destroy Singapore as a home for Singaporeans.
All Singaporeans must now unite to vote PAP out in next general elections, otherwise face the flooding of aliens and destruction of Singapore nationhood.
Friend,not every one same the thought as you!
Two Pioneer JC girls committed suicide
http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=106568
Every fourth migrant in Singapore an Indian: says a newsdailyNews Date: 21st July 2010
Indian nationals settling down in Singapore due to its friendly-environment, now account for about a quarter of the total 1.79 million foreigners and permanent residents' population, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
According to a report published in The Straits Times the number of Indian nationals living in Singapore has doubled to 400,000 from 200,000 two years ago.
It also reports the number of Indians setting up companies in Singapore has doubled from 1,500 in 2006 to 3,000 now, most of whom are doing businesses in the information technology, finance, trading and food and beverages sector.
Tamil, which is the fourth official language in the city country after English, Chinese and Malay, is another magnet for Indian nationals from the Southern Indian states
considering settlement in Singapore, Nikhilesh Gupta,president of the Bengali Association, Singapore told the newspaper.
While top range professionals are moving into engineering, information technology and finance sectors, others work in the skilled and semi-skilled jobs in construction and marine industries.
Nikhil Engineer, 34, and his family relocated from London to Singapore two years ago. Engineer, who plans to stay permanently in Singapore, says he made this decision as Singapore is closer to his relatives in India and is a good place to raise his two young children.
In sports too, Indians' passion for Cricket has made this game more popular in the country. The daily reports Singapore Cricket Association, which says its domestic league has grown to 90 teams from 36 teams in 2007.
The shift in sports culture is evident over the weekends as cricket stumps have become as common as football goal posts on Singapore playing fields, reports the daily.Source: GNA -
I notice that supermarkets are hiring <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> foreign workers as cashiers. What's up with that?? I'm sure the less educated singaporeans would take up these positions are offered to them with relavant training provided. In this case, my opinion is it's clear foreigners are hired cos of the low cost rather than the fact that Singaporeans do not want to work in these positions.
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becos the pay is not enough to substain people expenses
it just help (lesser one's burden) a bit
even foxconn worker in China kpkb
would these group of workers salary went up by 1 fold
i don't think so
even if the economy is very good