Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Reduce reliance on foreign workers

The covid-19 crisis has shown the flaws in Singapore's reliance on foreign workers. 

Due to the unsanitary and overcrowded conditions in the foreign worker dormitories, the covid virus has inflected most, if not all, the foreign workers. 

 It has caused the government to implement a circuit breaker (it is actually a lockdown) for two months. The cost to the economy is a horrendous $60 billion (my estimate), which could have been used to suspend GST totally for six years. 

 Looking ahead, what can Singapore do to reduce the reliance on foreign workers?

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

They persist with express growth, we do not have sufficient qualified blue-collar manpower.

Anonymous said...

In major another western world, blue-collars command the same kind of pay and respect as white collars, as they are deemed a limited speciality in that particular field. They do not depend on foreign workers.

Anonymous said...

Good Afternoon. Today's Blessings.

Hope, Self Control, Happiness & Good Health.

Anonymous said...

Children are the masters of pain. Children are antifragility. The education system should not only focus on getting A's and doing well in sports. To get a much-needed facelift to help children with emotional development, filial piety and the betweens of right and wrong. They should be allowed to scrape their knees and get into a little trouble. It is the adults who are afraid.

Anonymous said...

S$ 3,580,000 Asking price $2445 psf)

Twin unit sold for $2.500,000 (1700 psf in May 2019) Since when has property gone up by 40% in one year?

1464 sqft

Melrose Park

Anonymous said...

A lot of ppl waiting for a refund from Singapore Pools. Some bought 4D for 6 draws but only used up 2 draws. Some bought Toto for 4 draws but only used up 1 draw.

Anonymous said...

Have to work really hard to follow all the pedantic.

Anonymous said...

The earth is under repair, rejuvenate and cleansing. Stay home and be safe. 😁

Anonymous said...

Employers must pay retrenchment benefit if job cuts are inevitable: MOM

If the company has no money to pay retrenchment benefit, can we rob, borrow or steal? Where is the money coming from?

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