by Kor Kian Beng
SINGAPOREANS say fewer foreign workers here will reduce competition for jobs and lessen the social impact that their presence causes.
The Government's concern, on the other hand, is that a cut back would cause labour shortages in some industries and slow economic growth. But labour chief Lim Swee Say believes there is a way to address these contrasting concerns and still have the best of both worlds.
Speaking at a National Day observance ceremony on Monday, he outlined a three-pronged strategy to achieve this.
* Expand the resident workforce by tapping into the pool of Singaporeans and permanent residents, especially those who are older, and reaching out to economically-inactive women;
* Boost productivity of the workforce;
* Improve the skills of foreign workers who do come here.
The combination of these three factors can be 'a very powerful tool,' he told over 500 union leaders and staff of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
i guess the moment i retire is when they hammer the last nail into my coffin..
and i should be thankful if they don't render my body down for phosphates and other minerals
Tell us something we don't already know.
Cheaper, faster and stop complaining.
There is never a win-win something have to give way.