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Why Is The Singapore Gahmen Shooting Singapore in the Foot With Terrible Foreign Worker Policies

Post by Strong Eagle » Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:48 am

From Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-singa ... SKCN10P0YU

It has become so difficult to hire the necessary workers that businesses are shutting down in Singapore.

"In a hypothetical situation where there were no foreign manpower curbs, then (domestic) growth may have been a little bit higher," said Selena Ling, head of treasury research for OCBC.

How stupid is it to be turning to robots when the importation of foreign labor, to fill a role that's obviously not being filled locally, would provide a net increase in domestic growth.

Sounds like it is Singapore's version of the US tea baggers running the show.

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Re: RE: Why Is The Singapore Gahmen Shooting Singapore in the Foot With Terrible Foreign Worker Policies

Post by ecureilx » Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:19 pm

Strong Eagle wrote:
"In a hypothetical situation where there were no foreign manpower curbs, then (domestic) growth may have been a little bit higher," said Selena Ling, head of treasury research for OCBC.

How stupid is it to be turning to robots when the importation of foreign labor, to fill a role that's obviously not being filled locally, would provide a net increase in domestic growth.

Sounds like it is Singapore's version of the US tea baggers running the show.
The opposition here will go - that report was drafted by pappies ....

No, the government gotta do whatever to win the election even if that meant hurting themselves... or so I am convinced.

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